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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Bessie the last of the older sister siblings to find a man?
(a) Because she is always out late with her friends.
(b) Because she is not as pretty.
(c) Because she is too picky.
(d) Because she is the "burden bearer" of the house.

2. Sara's father's most prized possession is what?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Qur'an.
(c) The Torah.
(d) The Kojiki.

3. How does Moe treat Mashah while Sara is visiting them?
(a) Kindly.
(b) Boringly.
(c) Poorly.
(d) Sweetly.

4. Where did Bessie and Berel Bernstein first meet?
(a) At a picture show.
(b) At the market.
(c) At the beach.
(d) At the shop.

5. How many hours a night does Sara go to night school?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

6. How much does Sara pay for her small room with a door?
(a) Three dollars a month.
(b) Five dollars a month.
(c) Four dollars a month.
(d) Six dollars a month.

7. Why does Reb refuse to become a Rabbi?
(a) Because he says he hasn't the time for it.
(b) Because he does not want to make money.
(c) Because he thinks becoming a Rabbi would be selling out his religion.
(d) Because he is lazy.

8. How many children does Zalmon have?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

9. Why does Sara take the pail and go outside to dig through the neighbor's ashes?
(a) To find something to sell.
(b) To find a lost ring.
(c) To find coal.
(d) To find bits of food.

10. Who does Abe Schmukler marry?
(a) Sara.
(b) Mashah.
(c) Bessie.
(d) Fania.

11. Why does the relationship between Mashah and her first love fall apart?
(a) Mashah's family is too poor for her love's father to approve.
(b) Mashah's family is too rich for her love's father to approve.
(c) Mashah's family does not accept that her love is true.
(d) Mashah's family is skeptical of her love's true intentions.

12. How old is Sara at the beginning of the story?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

13. Why did the family leave most of their valuable tools behind when they moved to America?
(a) Because Fania wanted to bring extra clothes instead.
(b) Because father wanted his books brought instead.
(c) Because Sara wanted to bring her stuffed animals instead.
(d) Because mother wanted her preserves brought instead.

14. How old is Sara in Chapter 8?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Thirteen.

15. Who does Berel Bernstein end up getting engaged to?
(a) The widow.
(b) The collector lady.
(c) The forelady.
(d) The waitress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who slaps Sara at the end of Chapter 8?

2. For what occupation does Sara decide to go to school to study?

3. Who does Morris Lipkin dedicate his collection of poems to?

4. How many nights a week does Sara go to night school?

5. What does Reb buy with the money Zalmon gives him?

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