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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 Morris react when Sara says that she loves him?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He cheers and hugs her.
(c) He cries and thinks of Fania.
(d) He laughs at her.

2. What treasured item does Sara's mother save for days when the family has visitors?
(a) A jar of pickles.
(b) A few dried herring.
(c) A jar of jelly.
(d) A load of bread.

3. Why did the family leave most of their valuable tools behind when they moved to America?
(a) Because Fania wanted to bring extra clothes instead.
(b) Because mother wanted her preserves brought instead.
(c) Because Sara wanted to bring her stuffed animals instead.
(d) Because father wanted his books brought instead.

4. Whose dress does Bessie put on for her visitor?
(a) Sara's dress.
(b) Mother's dress.
(c) Fania's dress.
(d) Mashah's dress.

5. How old is Sara at the beginning of the story?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Sara find Morris Lipkin's old poems?

3. Why does Reb complain after two of his daughters have been married off?

4. How much money did Zalmon get from the lodges for his wife's death?

5. What is the name of Sara's older sister who only concerns herself with fashion and beauty?

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