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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XVII and XVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sara's mother become angry when she sees what Sara has done to the potatoes?
(a) Because Sara did not bake the potatoes properly.
(b) Because Sara skinned the potatoes.
(c) Because Sara did not wash the potatoes.
(d) Because Sara dropped the potatoes.

2. Why does Shenah have to turn away so many customers from the store?
(a) Because the store is short on help.
(b) Because they lack the items customers ask for.
(c) Because Reb tells her to.
(d) Because Shenah doesn't know how to run a store.

3. Who shows up and yells at Sara over her rejection of Max Goldstein?
(a) Mashah.
(b) Fania.
(c) Reb.
(d) Shenah.

4. What is the name of the newspaper Reb writes his own ad in?
(a) Poor Papers.
(b) Russian Times.
(c) Hester Street Documents.
(d) Ghetto News.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the dress Bessie puts on for her visitor?

2. What season does Reb say it is always in America?

3. What is the name of Morris Lipkin's collection of poems?

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

5. What piece of gym equipment does Sara smash?

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