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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long did Gluckel avoid remarrying?

2. How long did Gluckel and Chayim stay with his parents in Book IV?

3. Where did Gluckel stop after Moses' wedding on her way to Metz?

4. Who proposed to Esther, Gluckel's daughter?

5. Leser met Gluckel on her way to Metz with a letter and a what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Gluckel tell of Abraham Metz?

2. What are some of the reasons Gluckel considers remarriage in Book VI?

3. Where did Gluckel stop on the way to her second wedding? Why?

4. When did Gluckel officially become betrothed to her second husband? When and where was she married?

5. What money did Gluckel receive after Levy's death? How were her finances in her final years?

6. How did Gluckel resolve the issues with Esther's betrothal?

7. What is the moral of the parable that begins Book IV?

8. Where did Gluckel's family go for New Year's in Book IV? What did they discover about security there?

9. What medical treatment was sought for Chayim in Book V? Was it helpful?

10. To whom was Zipporah betrothed and when?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the value of money within 17th Century Jewish society. What is Gluckel's preoccupation with money driven by?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Lob Pinkerle with Joseph Hameln. How did these two men compare financially? What businesses were they in? What were their characteristics?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the story that Gluckel tells of Mordecai. How was he related to the family? How did he die?

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