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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 take the pail and go outside to dig through the neighbor's ashes?
(a) To find coal.
(b) To find something to sell.
(c) To find bits of food.
(d) To find a lost ring.

2. How old is Sara in Chapter 8?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Seventeen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Eighteen.

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

4. What insult does Reb call Sara when she tells him that she is American?
(a) A blasphemer.
(b) A sinner.
(c) A thief.
(d) A liar.

5. What make-up items does Sara purchase with money she saves so that she can look like the other girls her age?
(a) Lipstick, eye liner, and mascara.
(b) Lipstick, powder, and rouge.
(c) Lipstick, mascara, and a lip pencil.
(d) Lipstick, rogue, and mascara.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What food item does Shenah bring Sara when she visits her at her apartment?

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

4. Who gives Sara money as she leaves home to go off on her own?

5. How does Sara feel after her first night out with Max Goldstein?

(see the answer key)

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