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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts Five and Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old are the girls by “Art”?
(a) 18.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

2. What do those who have left the neighborhood remember seeing in the eyes of their friends who have stayed when they mentioned their accomplishments?
(a) A flash of jealousy.
(b) A flash of fear.
(c) A flash of anger.
(d) A flash of pity.

3. What do some of the brothers do who struggle to find work?
(a) They work for relatives.
(b) They go back to school.
(c) They return to their old ways.
(d) They become priests, monks, and imams.

4. What is NOT an example of the blending of cultures given by the narrator?
(a) English Breakfast tea served with dollops of condensed milk.
(b) Traditional garb draped over western clothing.
(c) Baguettes filled with sweet, minced pork.
(d) Hospitals and schools named for those who came to uplift savage nations.

5. Many girls do not know if or when they will be ready to have children but know that to admit this uncertainty would leave them how?
(a) Vulnerable.
(b) Worried.
(c) Angry.
(d) Unfulfilled.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe the people on Rockaway Beach in Meanwhile, In Queens?

2. In Art, what was once the thing that gave the girls a sense of peace and safety is now what, according to the narrator?

3. The girls who are happy being single with no children shock their parents, as being a parent is what?

4. How many hours per week do the art students spend in art classes?

5. What has taken the place of The Flea?

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