1. What feelings does the author experience when he gets off the train?
(a) Hope, lightheartedness and joy.
(b) No feelings at all.
(c) Fear, loathing, and disgust.
(d) Rage, dread and unexpected tenderness.

2. How did the author feel about his Hebrew classes?
(a) That he was put in the spotlight too often.
(b) Confident and secure in his knowledge and faith.
(c) That he was a leader among his peers.
(d) That he lacked a genuine understanding of the faith and rituals.

3. What was the author's favorite delight in all seasons?
(a) Food from the delicatessen.
(b) Caramels from the candy store.
(c) Popcorn from the Coney Island dives.
(d) Roasted apples from the Jewish vendor.

4. What can the author see in every ground floor kitchen window?
(a) Jars of beans and fresh herbs.
(b) Containers of milk and fresh poppy seed rolls.
(c) Pies cooling for dessert.
(d) Lemonade and jam.

5. What nickname did the author's father give him?
(a) Lazer.
(b) Yankel.
(c) Kaddish.
(d) Heshie.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author stopped at the neighborhood drugstore to have lunch one day. While eating his sandwich, some of it fell into a pile of dust. How did this make the author feel?

2. What was all work measured by in the author's childhood home?

3. In front of what building did the author's father meet every Saturday morning?

4. Where did the author run away from his father?

5. What did the street always smell faintly of?

(see the answer key)

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