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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. For what occupation does Sara decide to go to school to study?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A show dancer.
(c) A writer.
(d) A teacher.

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

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

6. What happens to the dress Bessie puts on for her visitor?
(a) The dress gets a stain.
(b) The dress shrinks.
(c) The dress gets torn.
(d) The dress wrinkles.

7. How much does Sara make when she first begins her job in Chapter 10?
(a) Fifteen dollars a week.
(b) Twenty dollars a week.
(c) Five dollars a week.
(d) Ten dollars a week.

8. Which clothing item does Mother want to buy for Sara with her wages?
(a) A blue dress.
(b) A soft hat.
(c) A pair of gloves.
(d) A winter coat.

9. How many hours a night does Sara go to night school?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

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

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

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

13. What is inside most of the boxes in the store Reb buys?
(a) Sawdust.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Shredded wood.
(d) Newspaper.

14. Why does the relationship between Mashah and her first love fall apart?
(a) Mashah's family is skeptical of her love's true intentions.
(b) Mashah's family is too rich for her love's father to approve.
(c) Mashah's family is too poor for her love's father to approve.
(d) Mashah's family does not accept that her love is true.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many people are in Sara's night school classes?

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

3. Who does Abe Schmukler marry?

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

5. Who does Mashah's first true love get his money from?

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