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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Mashah's long beautiful hair?
(a) Blonde.
(b) White.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

2. Who does Fania go to night school with?
(a) Her cousin, Nilly.
(b) Her girlfriend.
(c) Her young man.
(d) Her neighbor.

3. How much is the bag of rice the young girl tries to purchase in Chapter 8?
(a) Two cents.
(b) Ten cents.
(c) Twelve cents.
(d) Five cents.

4. What bad habit does Abe Schmukler have?
(a) He is a womanizer.
(b) He is a smoker.
(c) He is a gambler.
(d) He is an alcoholic.

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

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

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

8. What does Sara do when she finds out about the engagement?
(a) She throws herring at Berel.
(b) She ignores Berel.
(c) She slaps Berel.
(d) She yells at Berel.

9. Why is Bessie the last of the older sister siblings to find a man?
(a) Because she is too picky.
(b) Because she is always out late with her friends.
(c) Because she is the "burden bearer" of the house.
(d) Because she is not as pretty.

10. Why does Reb refuse to become a Rabbi?
(a) Because he does not want to make money.
(b) Because he thinks becoming a Rabbi would be selling out his religion.
(c) Because he says he hasn't the time for it.
(d) Because he is lazy.

11. What is Mr. Moe Mirsky's claimed occupation?
(a) Store owner.
(b) Poet.
(c) Diamond-dealer.
(d) Metal-smith.

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

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

14. How much does Sara pay for her small room with a door?
(a) Five dollars a month.
(b) Four dollars a month.
(c) Six dollars a month.
(d) Three dollars a month.

15. About how many people are in Sara's night school classes?
(a) Fourty.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Sixty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of woman does Zalmon want to marry?

2. Who does Mr. Moe Mirsky marry?

3. For what occupation does Sara decide to go to school to study?

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

5. How much does Mashah spend at the store buying her own towel, toothbrush, and soap?

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