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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 Mrs. Solovey commit suicide?
(a) She jumped from the fire escape.
(b) She sealed the doors and windows and let the gas stove run.
(c) She jumped in front of the El train at Rockaway Station.
(d) She jumped of the Brooklyn Bridge and drowned in the East River.

2. In front of what building did the author's father meet every Saturday morning?
(a) The hardware store.
(b) The Municipal Bank.
(c) The delicatessen.
(d) The coffee shop.

3. What let the author know how he felt after he read his prayer book?
(a) By the song in his head.
(b) By the thoughts he had the rest of the day.
(c) By the discussions he had with his mother.
(d) By the feeling in his chest.

4. What memory is most strong for the author as he walks down Chester Street?
(a) The memory of the sandwich dropping in the dust.
(b) The memory of the mad woman on the block.
(c) The memories of follow the leader nights.
(d) The memory of the candy store.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the author keep going back to the barber shop?

2. How did the author feel when he walked into his synagogue?

3. Was Mr. Solovey a friendly man?

4. What did the author's mother do to remember her parent's deaths?

5. 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?

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