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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. What did Mrs. Solovey's coffin look like?
(a) It was wrapped in a Star of David flag.
(b) It was a plain wooden box.
(c) It was ornately carved.
(d) It was black and plain.

2. Who did the author call "The Chicken Lady?"
(a) Mrs. Klein.
(b) Mrs. Deutscher.
(c) Mrs. Baruch.
(d) Mrs. Rosenthal.

3. Where was the turn off to "all things good" the author's sixteenth summer?
(a) Pitkin Avenue.
(b) Chester Street.
(c) The turnoff to the Italian neighborhood.
(d) Eastern Parkway.

4. Who's name was on the sign the boys pasted to the outside wall of a house on Chester Street?
(a) Cy Young.
(b) Eddie Cicotte.
(c) Babe Ruth.
(d) Dazzy Vance.

5. When the author was a young man, who did he think about after he turned the light out at night?
(a) Mrs. Rylot.
(b) The Polish Broads.
(c) Mrs. Solovey.
(d) Blumka.

Short Answer Questions

1. Was the author good at handball?

2. What was the name the author made up for Mrs. Solovey?

3. What political party was said to be lighthearted?

4. What was the greatest mystery about the Soloveys?

5. When the author read books, he yearned for something. What did he yearn for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the author write his final high school paper on?

3. What did the second hand furniture shops remind the author of?

4. The author was given a book and the giver was surprised. Why was she surprised?

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

6. 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?

7. The author met two boys who were part of the Socialist group, David and Isrolik. What was it about these boys that the author enjoyed?

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

9. What is so significant about the author not being able to find his mother during the funeral service for Mrs. Solovey?

10. What did the author spend much of his time doing when he wasn't reading or in school?

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