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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 Bessie?
(a) Sara's cousin.
(b) Sara's teacer.
(c) Sara's best friend.
(d) Sara's eldest sister.

2. Why does Bessie shine up the house one night after everyone but Sara leaves?
(a) Because she has a girlfriend coming over.
(b) Because she has an enemy coming over.
(c) Because she has an employee coming over.
(d) Because she has a man coming over.

3. How many herring does Sara sell the first time she goes out peddling?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Seventy.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Twenty five.

4. How much does Mashah spend at the store buying her own towel, toothbrush, and soap?
(a) Fifty cents.
(b) Eighty cents.
(c) Thirty cents.
(d) Twenty cents.

5. What instrument does Mashah's first true love play?
(a) The piano.
(b) The saxophone.
(c) The drums.
(d) The flute.

Short Answer Questions

1. The women of the family are not allowed to put their items where?

2. How much money does Berel Bernstein earn a week?

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

4. Who is Zalmon?

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

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