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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 did the street always smell faintly of?
(a) The sewage from the squatter's lot.
(b) The candy from the wholesaler's windows.
(c) The garbage left on the curb.
(d) Freshly baked bread.

2. When was the Sabbath extra special for the author?
(a) When his mother made his favorite dish of chicken and dumpling soup.
(b) When he was too sick to go to the synagogue.
(c) When his cousin had friends over for dinner.
(d) When his mother was too sick to go to the synagogue.

3. Where did the author first head when playing follow the leader?
(a) The school yard.
(b) The quarry.
(c) The junkyard.
(d) The drugstore.

4. What trait did the author's mother posses that she was most ashamed of?
(a) She couldn't speak English.
(b) She had a large scar on her hand.
(c) She was superstitious.
(d) She had a limp on her right side.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author believe only truly free people are from?

2. Who was the author's favorite of his Socialist party friends?

3. What nickname did the author's father give him?

4. What kind of coat did Mr. Solovey wear?

5. What did the author and his mother admire as they walked past Belmont Avenue?

(see the answer key)

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