Selection Quick Checks (English)



1.	The narrator's family was not accepted by the Russians because
	A.	they were poor.
	B.	they were Jewish.
	C.	they were carriage makers.
	D.	they wanted to move to the United States.

2.	In America, the narrator's brothers worked as
	A.	carriage makers.
	B.	house painters.
	C.	goldsmiths.
	D.	ship captains.

3.	How did the narrator feel when he first saw New York Harbor?
	A.	overwhelmed and hopeful
	B.	frightened and anxious
	C.	tired and hungry
	D.	sad and lonely

4.	What happened to the narrator's family at Ellis Island?
	A.	They were checked to make sure they were healthy.
	B.	They rode on the subway.
	C.	They visited Battery Park.
	D.	They learned the American language.

5.	Why did the narrator leave his school on First Avenue?
	A.	He wanted to get a job instead of going to school.
	B.	He wanted to go to a Jewish school.
	C.	He already knew what the school had to teach.
	D.	He was not learning to speak English as quickly as he wanted to.

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