Selection Quick Checks (English)



1.	What was the background of most residents living in the El Building?
	A.	immigrants from the island of Puerto Rico
	B.	elderly people from different countries around the world
	C.	young, working-class Americans
	D.	military families

2.	What was the only source of beauty and light for the narrator in 1963?
	A.	wearing her new pair of gloves
	B.	getting to know Gail
	C.	seeing Eugene
	D.	learning a new jump rope routine

3.	Why did the narrator immediately take a liking to Eugene?
	A.	He enjoyed cooking.
	B.	He was interested in gardening and reviving the flowers.
	C.	He sat at the kitchen table and read books for hours.
	D.	He was very handsome.

4.	How did the narrator change after meeting Eugene?
	A.	She didn't want to grow up.
	B.	She began thinking of the present more than of the future.
	C.	She became more interested in her school work.
	D.	She lost all desire to go to college.

5.	For whom did the narrator cry on the night of President Kennedy's death?
	A.	herself
	B.	Kennedy's wife and two children
	C.	her parents
	D.	Eugene

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