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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer: The Way to Highland Park, p. 135 - 176.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the keyword when referred to Mendy?
(a) Hero.
(b) Traitor.
(c) Sellout.
(d) Future.

2. Was Mr. Solovey a friendly man?
(a) He was friendly when he wasn't in the drugstore.
(b) He was friendly when he was in the drugstore.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

3. What did the team receive if they won the competition between the "Army Navy" tests the civics teacher gave?
(a) A free pass to the bathroom.
(b) An automatic passing grade on a test.
(c) A gold star.
(d) A blue star.

4. What association did the New York World hold for the author?
(a) The Brooklyn Bridge.
(b) The Sears Tower.
(c) The subway.
(d) The Empire State building.

5. What did Mrs. Solovey's coffin look like?
(a) It was ornately carved.
(b) It was wrapped in a Star of David flag.
(c) It was black and plain.
(d) It was a plain wooden box.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the three dressmakers and the author's mother speak of that made the author upset?

3. Why don't the children sleep inside?

4. Where does the author step off the train when he first enters Brownsville?

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

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