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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. Which of the stations is the author's favorite?

2. Mr. and Mrs. Solovey had children, what were their children?

3. What countries had the Solovey's lived in?

4. Something frightening happened to the author when we went to get coal one winter day -- what was it?

5. Who never looked anyone in the face?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. The author was given a book and the giver was surprised. Why was she surprised?

3. 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?

4. Why is the idea of "beyond' so important to the author?

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

6. What are the author's main means of escape in this section?

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

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

9. The author liked to go to the courtyard to hear music, why was there always music in the courtyard?

10. What did the author do after the other boys had gone inside and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the group that he joins, the author meets two young men who make a significant impact on him. Who were the members and what details about these members and their surroundings drew the author in? What aspects of these characters distanced him?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways did the author choose to escape his daily life? Why did the author feel he needed to escape and why is he "walking" through a time when he felt the need to escape? What is he trying to escape from that he wrote the memoir/

Essay Topic 3

During the Jewish Sabbath worship, the author's family did something that was unorthodox. What was that practice and what was it's impact on the family? Explain the emotions and expressions the author's family had.

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