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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the place Sara goes to for cheap meals in a nice environment?
(a) Times Square Luncheon.
(b) Broadway Boogie Bakery.
(c) Grand Street Cafeteria.
(d) Empire State Eatery.

3. What color is the dress Bessie puts on for her visitor?
(a) Red.
(b) Purple.
(c) Pink.
(d) Black.

4. How much money did Zalmon get from the lodges for his wife's death?
(a) Ten thousand dollars.
(b) Two thousand dollars.
(c) One thousand dollars.
(d) Five thousand dollars.

5. What does Sara take with her when she runs away from home?
(a) A single bundle.
(b) A small knapsack.
(c) A wooden chest.
(d) A large suitcase.

6. Where does Sara find Morris Lipkin's old poems?
(a) Behind the book shelf.
(b) Under the rug.
(c) Under her mattress.
(d) In the cupboard.

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

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

9. Why does Bessie shine up the house one night after everyone but Sara leaves?
(a) Because she has an employee coming over.
(b) Because she has an enemy coming over.
(c) Because she has a girlfriend coming over.
(d) Because she has a man coming over.

10. Who does Sara see Mashah bargaining with when she arrives at her home to visit?
(a) The egg man.
(b) The paper boy.
(c) The milk man.
(d) The land lord.

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

12. What happens when Sara cleans the window in her her dingy apartment and sticks her head outside?
(a) The neighbors drop potato peels on her.
(b) She is yelled at by her land lady.
(c) A bird lands on her head.
(d) A family stops by and begs for money.

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

14. Why does Fania say the shops are closed and there is no work?
(a) The shops are closed until the renters can pay their rent for the month.
(b) The shops are closed until the new year.
(c) The shops are closed until a new president is elected.
(d) The shops are closed until the girls are willing to take less pay.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose dress does Bessie put on for her visitor?

2. What item does Sara go to fetch once Bessie's visitor arrives?

3. How many hours a night does Sara go to night school?

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

5. How much does Sara pay for her small room with a door?

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