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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters III and IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Sara take the pail and go outside to dig through the neighbor's ashes?
(a) To find something to sell.
(b) To find a lost ring.
(c) To find bits of food.
(d) To find coal.

3. Sara's father's most prized possession is what?
(a) The Kojiki.
(b) The Torah.
(c) The Qur'an.
(d) The Bible.

4. Why is Bessie the last of the older sister siblings to find a man?
(a) Because she is too picky.
(b) Because she is not as pretty.
(c) Because she is the "burden bearer" of the house.
(d) Because she is always out late with her friends.

5. What item does Sara go to fetch once Bessie's visitor arrives?
(a) Her mother's soft chair cushion.
(b) Her mother's shawl.
(c) Her mother's jelly.
(d) Her mother's mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. What insult does Mother call Sara when she sees what has been done to the potatoes?

2. How many herring does Sara sell the first time she goes out peddling?

3. How old is Sara at the beginning of the story?

4. Why does Berel Bernstein not want Bessie's dowry?

5. What color is Mashah's long beautiful hair?

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