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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What insult does Mother call Sara when she sees what has been done to the potatoes?
(a) Low life!
(b) Bandit!
(c) Traitor!
(d) Liar!

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

6. Who is Zalmon?
(a) The butcher.
(b) The cobbler.
(c) The fish-peddler.
(d) The teacher.

7. How does Morris react when Sara says that she loves him?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He cries and thinks of Fania.
(c) He cheers and hugs her.
(d) He laughs at her.

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

9. How does Shenah react when she realizes that her husband has been swindled by buying the store?
(a) Confused.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

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

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

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

13. How old is Zalmon?
(a) Seventy.
(b) Fifty-six.
(c) Thirty-two.
(d) Nineteen.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Shenah have to turn away so many customers from the store?

2. How many hours does Sara work to be able to support herself and go to night school?

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

4. How many children does Mashah have?

5. What happens to the dress Bessie puts on for her visitor?

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