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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter V and VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Reb not want his eldest daughter to marry Berel?
(a) Because God told him not to marry Bessie off.
(b) Because he thinks Berel is not good enough for her.
(c) Because Bessie earns more money than his other daughters.
(d) Because Mashah would make a better wife.

2. What season does Reb say it is always in America?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

3. What happens to the dress Bessie puts on for her visitor?
(a) The dress gets a stain.
(b) The dress wrinkles.
(c) The dress shrinks.
(d) The dress gets torn.

4. What insult does Mother call Sara when she sees what has been done to the potatoes?
(a) Low life!
(b) Bandit!
(c) Traitor!
(d) Liar!

5. Who is Zaretzky?
(a) The baker.
(b) The match maker.
(c) The professor.
(d) The butcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mashah's first true love get his money from?

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

3. What fraction of the children's wages does Reb give to charity?

4. How much does Mashah spend at the store buying her own towel, toothbrush, and soap?

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

(see the answer key)

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