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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. Who was the neighbor girl dating that her mother was ashamed of?
(a) An Italian boy.
(b) A Negro boy.
(c) A French boy.
(d) An Irish boy.

2. What language does the author share with Mrs. Solovey?
(a) Russian.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) French.
(d) Polish.

3. How did the author try to show his parents he loved them?
(a) He tried to get an after school job.
(b) He played his violin for them.
(c) He hugged them.
(d) He succeeded in school.

4. What was the Rabbi reluctant to do at Mrs. Solovey's funeral?
(a) Allow a viewing.
(b) Allow her to be burried in the synagogues cemetary.
(c) Say the necessary prayers over her grave.
(d) Say the necessary prayers inside the synagogue.

5. Why did the author run?
(a) To be the first to play follow the leader.
(b) To train for handball.
(c) To escape the junkyard dogs.
(d) To escape his block.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of coat did Mr. Solovey wear?

2. What part of the neighborhood tests the author?

3. How did the author feel about summertime?

4. What let the author know how he felt after he read his prayer book?

5. Where did the author first head when playing follow the leader?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did the author feel during the summer of his first job?

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

6. What did the author do after the other boys had gone inside and why?

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

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

9. How does the author describe summer in Brownsville?

10. Mr. Solovey wasn't the most likable person in the neighborhood. What didn't people like about him?

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