Yekl and the Imported Bridegroom and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Yekl

1. What happens when the boss is on a quest for work in "Jake and Yekl"?

2. What type of Yiddish does Jake speak?

3. In what sport is Jake most interested?

4. How does Mr. Bernstein describe America?

5. How does Jake respond when Fanny asks him about dance class?

6. In "Jake and Yekl," how does Jake plan on spending his pay?

7. In "Jake and Yekl," how long has it been since Jake last saw his parents?

8. In "The New York Ghetto," why does Joe want Jake to talk to Mamie?

9. What does Jake do when he sees Fanny sitting by herself at Joe's in "The New York Ghetto"?

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