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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, From the Subway to the Synagogue, p. 30 - 47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname does the author give the second street?
(a) The "short street."
(b) The "show street."
(c) The "sweet street."
(d) The "slow street."

2. What did the author always have in his hands when he was waiting fort the girl by the junkyard?
(a) His little red books.
(b) His lucky penny.
(c) His baseball mitt.
(d) His prayer book.

3. What description does the author give Belmont Avenue?
(a) The "merriest street in Brownsville."
(b) The "loneliest street in Brownsville."
(c) The "brightest street in Brownsville."
(d) The "loudest street in Brownsville."

4. What was the author's favorite school experience?
(a) Walking past the girls' bathroom.
(b) Saying the pledge of allegiance daily.
(c) His weekly visits with the speech pathologist.
(d) Visiting the assembly hall.

5. Who could the author hear crying in the streets at night as a child?
(a) The neighborhood cats.
(b) The evicted tenants of the neighborhood.
(c) The man who had just lost his wife.
(d) The woman down the street who's cat ran away.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What belief about Jews did the author grow up with?

3. How did the author feel about being confirmed?

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

5. Who was Mrs. B said to have physical relations with?

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