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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 the author feel it meant to be a Jew?
(a) Their very existance was questioned.
(b) They were superior to the other religions.
(c) They were free in their part of town.
(d) They were the most choice of people.

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

3. What was the author's first idea of summer?
(a) This was the summer he was going to master follow the leader.
(b) This was his summer to find a girlfriend.
(c) Life could slow down.
(d) The summer could speed up.

4. What did the author want more than anything?
(a) To be a good son.
(b) To be a good handball player.
(c) To be a "good Jew."
(d) To leave Brownsville.

5. How did the author feel about summertime?
(a) He looked forward to it.
(b) He dreaded it.
(c) He would have rather been in school.
(d) He feared it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mr. Solovey wear that was unusual to the author?

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

3. What time frame did the author always imagine himself walking through New York in?

4. What hadn't the author learned yet when he had the discussion in a foreign language with Mrs. Solovey?

5. Why did the author listen to the singers?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. On the day of his confirmation at thirteen, the author discovers something in his study of the Bible. What did he discover?

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

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

7. When Mrs. Solovey makes a visit to the author's home, she engages the author in conversation but soon becomes frustrated. Why does she become frustrated?

8. The author gave Mrs. Solovey an alternative name -- what was the name and why did he give it to her?

9. What are the author's main means of escape in this section?

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

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