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

2. Who did the author call "The Chicken Lady?"
(a) Mrs. Klein.
(b) Mrs. Rosenthal.
(c) Mrs. Deutscher.
(d) Mrs. Baruch.

3. How did the author describe the Episcopalian church in the neighborhood?
(a) Rundown.
(b) Romantic and ethereal.
(c) Daunting.
(d) Quite plain.

4. During his childhood subway train rides to "the city," what told the author that he was on his last leg home?
(a) The east and west side express lane junctions.
(b) The Borough Hall Station.
(c) The Brooklyn-Clark Station.
(d) The East River.

5. What political way of thinking did the author's parents practice?
(a) Republican.
(b) Marxism.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Socialism.

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

3. Where did Mrs. Solovey grow up?

4. What instrument did the author play as a child?

5. What feelings does the author experience when he gets off the train?

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