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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mashah's first true love get his money from?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

2. How does Moe treat Mashah while Sara is visiting them?
(a) Kindly.
(b) Poorly.
(c) Boringly.
(d) Sweetly.

3. Where did Bessie and Berel Bernstein first meet?
(a) At the market.
(b) At the beach.
(c) At a picture show.
(d) At the shop.

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

5. Who does Mr. Moe Mirsky marry?
(a) Mashah.
(b) Bessie.
(c) Sara.
(d) Fania.

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

11. How many hours does Sara work to be able to support herself and go to night school?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Four.

12. What instrument does Mashah's first true love play?
(a) The drums.
(b) The flute.
(c) The piano.
(d) The saxophone.

13. 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 girls are willing to take less pay.
(c) The shops are closed until the new year.
(d) The shops are closed until the renters can pay their rent for the month.

14. What does Reb buy with the money Zalmon gives him?
(a) A soup market.
(b) A cobbler store.
(c) A grocery store.
(d) A fish stand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Sara at the beginning of the story?

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

3. Who is Zalmon?

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

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

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