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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VII and VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Reb treat Bessie's guest while they are visiting?
(a) Rudely.
(b) Sadly.
(c) Generously.
(d) Kindly.

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

3. Why does Reb complain after two of his daughters have been married off?
(a) Reb complains because he has no meat to eat.
(b) Reb complains because he wants a new coat.
(c) Reb complains because they don't listen to his prayers.
(d) Reb complains because he never hears from them.

4. Who does Berel Bernstein end up getting engaged to?
(a) The collector lady.
(b) The widow.
(c) The forelady.
(d) The waitress.

5. What sort of woman does Zalmon want to marry?
(a) He does not wish to remarry.
(b) A middle aged woman.
(c) An old woman.
(d) A young woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bad habit does Abe Schmukler have?

2. Why does Sara's mother become angry when she sees what Sara has done to the potatoes?

3. Why is Bessie the last of the older sister siblings to find a man?

4. What insult does Reb call Sara when she tells him that she is American?

5. How much money does Zalmon pay Reb for Bessie's hand in marriage?

(see the answer key)

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