Yekl and the Imported Bridegroom and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Yekl and the Imported Bridegroom and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Where does Rouvke learn to read and write in English?

2. How does Flora feel about Shaya's love of American books?

3. How does Mrs. Kohan feel about Rouvke marrying Hanele?

4. What does Gospodin agree to pay Rouvke for?

5. What does Shaya secretly study after learning English?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rouvke feel about American women?

2. How does Gitl try to fit in with American culture?

3. How does Reb Tzalel feel about Shaya after he spends time in the United States?

4. How does Mrs. Kavarsky try to save Jake and Gitl's marriage?

5. How does Jake feel at his divorce hearing?

6. How do Rouvke's old townspeople feel about him?

7. How does Mr. Bernstein upset Gitl?

8. What does Fieve tell Rouvke about Hanele and her family after he moved to the United States?

9. What does Jake say he did when he came to the United States?

10. Why do Fanny and Mamie have a conflict with each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore courtship, marriage and love throughout these stories. Giving examples from the book, compare and contrast these ideas and themes, and explain the author's message.

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of women as revealed in at least three of these stories? How does the role of women differ from today? How is it similar? Give examples from the book and today's culture in your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how greed is a theme found in several of these stories. Why do you think Cahan chose to talk about greed? How do the stories treat the theme of greed?

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