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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 had the author's final paper been about?
(a) A violin.
(b) Mrs. Solovey's suicide.
(c) His relationship with his mother.
(d) His Socialist party friends.

2. Why did the author keep going back to the barber shop?
(a) To take lessons from the barber.
(b) To hear the latest political discussions.
(c) To read the newspapers from New York.
(d) To look at two pictures from the first world war.

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

4. What was Mr. Solovey's jacket always covered with?
(a) Hair.
(b) Face powder.
(c) Dandruff.
(d) Cigarette ash.

5. What street was the author's house on?
(a) Broadview Ave.
(b) Pitkin Street.
(c) Rockaway Ave.
(d) Chester Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the author afraid of?

2. How does the author describe David's house?

3. What smells reminded the author of the Brooklyn Bridge?

4. How did the author try to show his parents he loved them?

5. What book was the author always reading on his job?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. There were many things the author liked about David's home. What was the one thing that truly made the house stand out to him?

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

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

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

6. What led the author to fantasize about Mrs. Solovey every night before bed?

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

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

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

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

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