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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Block and Beyond, p. 77 - 109.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did the author hide under his coat on the way home Passover week?
(a) A bottle of wine.
(b) Packaged matzah.
(c) Packaged white bread.
(d) A jar of pickles.
2. To the author's mother, what was the gateway to romance?
(a) Religion.
(b) Riches.
(c) Status.
(d) Fashion.
3. What nickname did the author's father give him?
(a) Yankel.
(b) Kaddish.
(c) Lazer.
(d) Heshie.
4. The author's childhood school is still standing in the neighborhood, how does the school feel to the author?
(a) Like a hospital.
(b) Like a castle.
(c) Cold and damp.
(d) Like home.
5. What country did the civics teacher come from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Poland.
(c) Ireland.
(d) England.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the fat brother that owned the barber shop put through the delicatessen window?
2. What did the author always have in his hands when he was waiting fort the girl by the junkyard?
3. What was the author's favorite school experience?
4. When the narrative begins, how many years has it been since the author left to live in "the city?"
5. What was all work measured by in the author's childhood home?
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