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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. How does Tatyana realize she is in love with Dalsky?

2. How much rent does Nathan pay upfront for his first apartment with Goldy?

3. At what type of factory does Boris work?

4. How does Meyer say Beile feels about her love for Heyman?

5. When does Goldy faint at her wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nathan peddle?

2. How do the Lipmans treat the Avroms?

3. How does David explain his higher wage at the Lipmans' shop?

4. Why do Boris and Tatyana move to New York?

5. How does Goldy feel after eating dinner at her wedding?

6. What is Tatyana's life like without Boris?

7. What is Goldy and Nathan's apartment like?

8. Why does Boris decide to take in a boarder?

9. How does Tatyana first show Boris her irritation with him?

10. At the beginning of "A Sweatshop Romance," what is Beile's relationship with Heyman like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Consider the collection. How do these stories work together? What message does the author deliver when you consider the book in its entirety?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast two of the stories from this collection.

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