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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has replaced an entire block of drugstores and candy shops in the neighborhood?
(a) Department stores.
(b) Second-hand furniture shops.
(c) Restaurants.
(d) Factories.

2. Finish this sentence. " The Socialist Party is _______."
(a) The Second Party of Communism.
(b) The Right Hand of the Devil.
(c) The Third Party of Capitolism.
(d) The Lord's Chosen Way.

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 feeling in his chest.
(c) By the thoughts he had the rest of the day.
(d) By the discussions he had with his mother.

4. What other author did the author feel he could trust?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Leo Tolstoy.
(c) William Blake.
(d) Samuel Hopkins Adams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What political party was said to be lighthearted?

2. What did the author think about museums and parks?

3. Who never looked anyone in the face?

4. What was the author afraid of?

5. Who were the author's friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. The author read from his prayer book every morning. What were his feelings and experiences?

2. On the day of his confirmation at thirteen, the author discovers something in his study of the Bible. What did he discover?

3. Who were the two colorful women the author remembers in great detail?

4. When the author went to visit a friend in New York who lived in a brownstone, what did he discover?

5. What are the details the author remembers most about the drugstore?

6. Mrs. Solovey commits suicide late in this section and it shocks the neighborhood. Describe what emotions the neighborhood go through towards the Soloveys.

7. The author and his mother take a day trip to a local attraction. Where did they go and what did they experience?

8. Why is the idea of "beyond' so important to the author?

9. What did the author spend much of his time doing when he wasn't reading or in school?

10. Mr. Solovey wasn't the most likable person in the neighborhood. What didn't people like about him?

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