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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author preferred the movie house over the synagogue, why did he favor the movie house?

2. What emotion does the author speak of in great length in Section 3?

3. What did the author do every time he walked into the civics teachers classroom?

4. What drove the author's mother to work so hard?

5. Who was Mrs. B said to have physical relations with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happened at the drugstore after the author's childhood therapy session.

2. Describe the feelings the author first has when he enters his childhood neighborhood.

3. Why did the author have such a hard time when his mother, cousin and her friends started talking about "Heym?"

4. What are the author's favorite memories from the first street in pages 'From the Subway to the Synagogue',?

5. The author liked to go to his cousin's room right before supper. What did he like to do while he was in there?

6. How does the author describe the Episcopalian church in his childhood neighborhood?

7. In what ways did the kitchen hold the author's mother's character?

8. How has the author's childhood neighborhood not changed?

9. How does the author describe his childhood perception of the distance between Brownsville and New York?

10. The author's mother was a dressmaker. What was her process of creation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author's mother is the glue that holds their family together. What qualities does she possess that give her this position in the family and how does it effect the author?

Essay Topic 2

The author walks through his childhood neighborhood describing significant places and moments. What could his reasoning for walking through his childhood be?

Essay Topic 3

The author speaks of his connection and disconnect with his faith. In what ways does he feel he had a lack of knowledge of faith and God? Does he feel compelled to continue his observance of the faith? What drives this?

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