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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the term used for a non-Jewish girl?
(a) Yidka.
(b) Goyetta.
(c) Lynx.
(d) Shikse.

2. What is the narrator's favorite winter meal?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Beef stew.
(c) Lamb stew.
(d) Goulash.

3. Who is the narrator sitting next to on the bus in Chapter 4?
(a) An old lady.
(b) A Polish police officer.
(c) A shikse.
(d) An Italian immigrant.

4. What does the narrator's mother threaten him with when he refuses to eat dinner?
(a) A gun.
(b) Starvation.
(c) A bread knife.
(d) Being grounded.

5. What is the narrator's cousin's name who lives in Newark?
(a) Horace.
(b) Harold.
(c) William.
(d) Humphry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's mother's name?

2. What is the narrator's uncle's name?

3. Who does the narrator's father hold up as someone to emulate in life?

4. What is the narrator's sister's married name?

5. What does the narrator's mother give the cleaning lady for lunch?

(see the answer key)

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