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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 was the author afraid of?
(a) The cellar.
(b) The "chicken lady."
(c) The barber.
(d) The principal.

2. What was the greatest mystery about the Soloveys?
(a) Why they were living in Brownsville.
(b) What they fought over.
(c) Why they moved so much.
(d) Where they were originally from.

3. When was the Sabbath extra special for the author?
(a) When his mother made his favorite dish of chicken and dumpling soup.
(b) When he was too sick to go to the synagogue.
(c) When his cousin had friends over for dinner.
(d) When his mother was too sick to go to the synagogue.

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

5. What countries had the Solovey's lived in?
(a) Palestine, France and Italy.
(b) Italy, France and Scotland.
(c) France, Italy and Ireland.
(d) Palestine, England and Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mrs. Solovey grow up?

2. What did the author's family regularly do after their Friday night discussions?

3. What association did the New York World hold for the author?

4. What did Mrs. E do when she abandoned her housework for a half hour every morning?

5. The author preferred the movie house over the synagogue, why did he favor the movie house?

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