View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Zalmon's youngest child that Bessie rocks to sleep?
(a) Brandon.
(b) Bob.
(c) Benny.
(d) Bailey.

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

3. Why does Sara want to run away from home?
(a) Because she can not stand her father's preaching and her parents' bickering.
(b) Because she has a secret boyfriend.
(c) Because she wants to be a circus performer.
(d) Because she is spoiled and rude to her parents.

4. Why does Berel Bernstein not want Bessie's dowry?
(a) Because Reb offers things Berel does not need.
(b) Because she does not have one.
(c) Because Berel does not need money.
(d) Because the dowry is too small.

5. 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.

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

7. Sara's father's most prized possession is what?
(a) The Kojiki.
(b) The Torah.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Qur'an.

8. How much does Mashah spend at the store buying her own towel, toothbrush, and soap?
(a) Twenty cents.
(b) Eighty cents.
(c) Fifty cents.
(d) Thirty cents.

9. What item does the young college man come in asking for that Reb discourages him from buying?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Bran.
(c) Shoe polish.
(d) Paper.

10. 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 mother wanted her preserves brought instead.
(c) Because Sara wanted to bring her stuffed animals instead.
(d) Because Fania wanted to bring extra clothes instead.

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

12. Who does Morris Lipkin dedicate his collection of poems to?
(a) Mashah.
(b) Fania.
(c) Sara.
(d) Bessie.

13. Who is Bessie?
(a) Sara's teacer.
(b) Sara's best friend.
(c) Sara's eldest sister.
(d) Sara's cousin.

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

15. How much money does Reb spend on the business he buys?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) Three hundred dollars.
(c) Four hundred dollars.
(d) Seventy five dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the relationship between Mashah and her first love fall apart?

2. Why does Sara first feel distressed when she tries to study at her new apartment?

3. What is the first thing Reb sells in his newly purchased store?

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

5. Where did Bessie and Berel Bernstein first meet?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 556 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample