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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator's father accuse his son-in-law of being?
(a) A Socialist.
(b) A Democrat.
(c) A Republican.
(d) A Communist.

2. What is the narrator's mother doing when he sees her menstrual blood?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Koshering meat.
(c) Baking cookies.
(d) Serving dinner.

3. What happened to the intellectual journals the protagonist sent to his father?
(a) They were put in the library.
(b) They were thrown out.
(c) They were mailed back.
(d) They were burned.

4. Who does the narrator describe as "The Most Unforgettable Character I've Met?"
(a) His mother.
(b) His first-grade teacher.
(c) His wife.
(d) His father.

5. Who does the narrator's father hold up as someone to emulate in life?
(a) Walter Winchell.
(b) Dwight Eisenhower.
(c) Billy Rose.
(d) William Rockefeller.

6. What is the name of the narrator's sister?
(a) Hetty.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Elizabeth.

7. Where does the narrator's family move in 1941?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Jersey City.
(d) Newark.

8. What does the narrator's mother give the cleaning lady for lunch?
(a) Steak.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Tuna.
(d) Chicken.

9. What is the name of the narrator's oldest brother?
(a) Horace.
(b) Agnew.
(c) Hymie.
(d) John.

10. The narrator refers, in Chapter 4, to his father being "a real Jewish" what?
(a) Clown.
(b) Rebel.
(c) Desperado.
(d) Cowboy.

11. What was the narrator's mother called in high school?
(a) Red.
(b) Rosie.
(c) Girly.
(d) Soapie.

12. What is Hannah's problem, according to the narrator?
(a) She's coddled.
(b) She's overweight.
(c) She's depressive.
(d) She's too smart.

13. What is the title of Chapter 3?
(a) Adulthood.
(b) The War Chamber.
(c) The Jewish Blues.
(d) The High Life.

14. Where did the narrator's father take him once a month when he was young?
(a) The shvitz bath.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) Coney Island.
(d) The butcher.

15. What do the neighborhood women play with the narrator's mother?
(a) Mah-jongg.
(b) Poker.
(c) Bingo.
(d) Trivial Pursuit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did American Nazis hold picnics only blocks from the narrator's house?

2. What does the narrator say his desires are in Chapter 4?

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

4. Who is the narrator sitting next to on the bus in Chapter 4?

5. What is the principle ailment of the narrator's father?

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