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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. Why does Berel Bernstein not want Bessie's dowry?
(a) Because Berel does not need money.
(b) Because the dowry is too small.
(c) Because she does not have one.
(d) Because Reb offers things Berel does not need.

2. How does Shenah react when she realizes that her husband has been swindled by buying the store?
(a) Confused.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.

3. How much is the bag of rice the young girl tries to purchase in Chapter 8?
(a) Ten cents.
(b) Two cents.
(c) Five cents.
(d) Twelve cents.

4. What is the name of the newspaper Reb writes his own ad in?
(a) Poor Papers.
(b) Ghetto News.
(c) Hester Street Documents.
(d) Russian Times.

5. Who is Zalmon?
(a) The butcher.
(b) The teacher.
(c) The fish-peddler.
(d) The cobbler.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Berel Bernstein earn a week?

2. Why does Reb refuse to become a Rabbi?

3. How does Reb treat Bessie's guest while they are visiting?

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

5. What is Mr. Moe Mirsky's claimed occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mashah's behavior change when she falls in love with her young man?

2. What does Reb find in the store after he, Sara, and Shenah have gotten the chance to go through the stock?

3. Why does Zalmon wish to remarry so soon after his wife's death?

4. What are in the three packages Bessie brings home after work to dress up the house with?

5. How does Bessie react to the news that Berel Bernstein will not marry her?

6. Why does Sara think herself in love with Morris Lipkin after he and Fania are no longer together?

7. Why does Bessie quietly agree to marry Zalmon despite the fact that she is repulsed by him?

8. How does Bessie's personality change after she marries Zalmon the fish peddler?

9. Why does Reb not like the grocery business?

10. Why does Berel Bernstein decide to not marry Bessie?

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