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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. What time frame did the author always imagine himself walking through New York in?
2. What did the author rejoice to see in his kitchen?
3. What word does the author use to describe many of the places in Pages 77-109?
4. What did the boy do to win over the neighbor girl's mother?
5. What happened to Mr. Solovey's business?
Short Essay Questions
1. Mrs. Solovey commits suicide late in this section and it shocks the neighborhood. Describe what emotions the neighborhood go through towards the Soloveys.
2. What was the reaction of the person who read the author's final high school paper?
3. The author and his mother take a day trip to a local attraction. Where did they go and what did they experience?
4. How did the author feel during the summer of his first job?
5. When the author went to visit a friend in New York who lived in a brownstone, what did he discover?
6. What is so significant about the author not being able to find his mother during the funeral service for Mrs. Solovey?
7. What led the author to fantasize about Mrs. Solovey every night before bed?
8. What are the details the author remembers most about the drugstore?
9. The author was given a book and the giver was surprised. Why was she surprised?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author walks through his childhood neighborhood describing significant places and moments. What could his reasoning for walking through his childhood be?
Essay Topic 2
A continuing theme in the book is of light and darkness, both literal and metaphorical. Please give examples from the book how this is portrayed. What other ideas could be connected to the idea of light and dark?
Essay Topic 3
How much of the author's unhappiness was self-inflicted? How could he have done or interpreted things differently in his life in such a way that he would have been less resentful and more content? Cite specific examples.
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