December 29, 1991

You don't have to endow a wing at the Met or be a Broadway angel to prove your love of the arts anymore; just measure your connoisseurship with this quiz on the milestones and millstones of 1991. No. 2 pencils ready? 1. What bird laid Hollywood's biggest egg this year?

Tearing Down to Build Up The 11 survivors of the old Soviet Union are good at destroying the old, but can they cooperate to build something new? News analysis, page 10. Legacy of a Chemical Spill A riverside California town is gripped by arguments over health issues and its own future because of a devastating chemical spill last July. Page 12. Evictions at Christmastime Milwaukee judges, who long declined to evict tenants at Christmas, abandoned the policy this year on constitutional grounds. Page 12. Officer Slain Chasing Robber An off-duty police officer was killed yesterday in a shootout with a robber he spotted holding up a man at a bank cash machine in Manhattan. Page 21. News Summary, Page 2 Obituaries, Page 28 Weather, Page 29 Radio, Late TV, Page 43

IN the 1970's, Hispanic newcomers began settling in this predominantly white, affluent city. Today they form the second largest Hispanic community in Bergen County, after Hackensack's, and own more than 40 local businesses. Along Palisade Avenue, the heart of downtown Englewood, old establishments like Livingston's, County Discount and the University Shop share space with new names, including Altagracia's Market, Pablo's Beauty Salon and Costamar Travel.

ARCHITECTURE The Natural and the Manmade. By Vincent Scully. Illustrated. 388 pp. New York: St. Martin's Press. $40.

AS Long Islanders lament the imminent closing of their last drive-in movie theater, the Westbury, another golden age of cinema is also drawing to an end. Overpowered by the multiplex theaters that dominate the industry, neighborhood movie houses are disappearing at a dizzying rate. Although the owners of the few that are left say they will not go down without fighting, they may be facing losing battles.