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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 was the keyword when referred to Mendy?
2. Something frightening happened to the author when we went to get coal one winter day -- what was it?
3. Why did the author listen to the singers?
4. What was the name the author made up for Mrs. Solovey?
5. How did the author feel about summertime?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the details the author remembers most about the drugstore?
2. What was it about the Solovey's that had the entire neighborhood intrigued?
3. 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?
4. The author gave Mrs. Solovey an alternative name -- what was the name and why did he give it to her?
5. 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?
6. How does the author describe summer in Brownsville?
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. When the author would play games with his friends, he would usually hide in the monument works. What was significant about the monument works?
9. What did the author spend much of his time doing when he wasn't reading or in school?
10. Mrs. Solovey commits suicide late in this section and it shocks the neighborhood. Describe what emotions the neighborhood go through towards the Soloveys.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
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
What importance did the Soloveys hold for the author? They had a past and a relationship that was unique, what about those ideas was unique to them? What about Mrs. Solovey was so enticing for the author? What was his made-up name for her and what character from a book did he associate her with? What about Mr. Solovey was important to the author? What connection did they have?
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