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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. Why did the author keep going back to the barber shop?
2. During the second year of The Great Depression, how long had it been since the author's father had work?
3. What has replaced an entire block of drugstores and candy shops in the neighborhood?
4. What time frame did the author always imagine himself walking through New York in?
5. What happened to Mr. Solovey's business?
Short Essay Questions
1. The author was given a book and the giver was surprised. Why was she surprised?
2. Who were the two colorful women the author remembers in great detail?
3. Why is the idea of "beyond' so important to the author?
4. What are the details the author remembers most about the drugstore?
5. What did the author write his final high school paper on?
6. 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?
7. How does the author describe summer in Brownsville?
8. What was it about the Solovey's that had the entire neighborhood intrigued?
9. The author read from his prayer book every morning. What were his feelings and experiences?
10. The author liked to go to the courtyard to hear music, why was there always music in the courtyard?
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
During the Jewish Sabbath the author's mother and the three dressmakers talk of their home and the traditions. What key elements of home do the women discuss and how did those elements differ from the modern society? When the three dressmakers talk of their "freedom" from the traditions of the neighborhood, what are they talking about? What emotion are they searching for and why do the author's parents feel this is an unattainable goal?
Essay Topic 3
During the summer of his 16th year, the author joins a group with Socialist ties. What does the author feel his connection to the Socialist group is? His parents were of the Socialist influence, was that his draw to the party or did he truly believe the party would make what was wrong in his world right?
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