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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Mrs. Solovey commit suicide?
(a) She jumped of the Brooklyn Bridge and drowned in the East River.
(b) She jumped in front of the El train at Rockaway Station.
(c) She sealed the doors and windows and let the gas stove run.
(d) She jumped from the fire escape.

2. Where did the author stop his nightly runs around the block during summertime?
(a) The Soloveys.
(b) The candy store.
(c) The Rylots.
(d) The drugstore.

3. What did the women of Brownsville expect to receive from the drugstore owner?
(a) Sweets.
(b) Credit.
(c) Beauty tips.
(d) Free samples.

4. What other author did the author feel he could trust?
(a) Leo Tolstoy.
(b) Samuel Hopkins Adams.
(c) William Blake.
(d) Charles Dickens.

5. What memory is most strong for the author as he walks down Chester Street?
(a) The memory of the mad woman on the block.
(b) The memories of follow the leader nights.
(c) The memory of the sandwich dropping in the dust.
(d) The memory of the candy store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish this sentence. " The Socialist Party is _______."

2. Why did the author keep going back to the barber shop?

3. Who was the author's favorite of his Socialist party friends?

4. Where were political rival meetings held?

5. What language does the author share with Mrs. Solovey?

Short Essay Questions

1. The author and his mother take a day trip to a local attraction. Where did they go and what did they experience?

2. The author read from his prayer book every morning. What were his feelings and experiences?

3. When the author went to visit a friend in New York who lived in a brownstone, what did he discover?

4. Mrs. Solovey commits suicide late in this section and it shocks the neighborhood. Describe what emotions the neighborhood go through towards the Soloveys.

5. During the summer nights in Brownsville, many groups met to have meetings on the streets. What were some of those groups and what were their causes?

6. Where did the author's walks take him when he walked to the edge of Brownsville?

7. Why is the idea of "beyond' so important to the author?

8. The author liked to go to the courtyard to hear music, why was there always music in the courtyard?

9. What was the reaction of the person who read the author's final high school paper?

10. What are the details the author remembers most about the drugstore?

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