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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Block and Beyond, p. 109 - 131.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day is the mind's "grazing time?"
(a) Bedtime.
(b) Dinner time.
(c) Twilight.
(d) The time between dinner and bedtime in which only relaxing was done.

2. How did the Jews greet the Sabbath?
(a) "As a bride."
(b) "As a ghost."
(c) "As a groom."
(d) "As a newborn babe."

3. What made Mrs. Solovey leave the author's house?
(a) He asked her why she came to Brownsville.
(b) He told her about his mother's depression.
(c) He asked her if he could marry one of her daughters.
(d) He told her about his daydreams.

4. What was the name the author made up for Mrs. Solovey?
(a) Elizaveta.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Liz.
(d) Beth.

5. When the author read books, he yearned for something. What did he yearn for?
(a) Someone he could bully around.
(b) Someone to run with at night.
(c) Someone to walk to school with.
(d) Someone to be his true friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the women of Brownsville expect to receive from the drugstore owner?

2. Who could the author hear crying in the streets at night as a child?

3. Was Mr. Solovey a friendly man?

4. Did the author feel he could openly discuss his feelings about God?

5. Did the author's mother believe her son's generation would succeed?

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