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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 renters can pay their rent for the month.
(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 a new president is elected.

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

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

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

5. How does Reb feel when Sara runs away from home?
(a) Sad.
(b) Confused.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Sara take the pail and go outside to dig through the neighbor's ashes?
(a) To find bits of food.
(b) To find something to sell.
(c) To find a lost ring.
(d) To find coal.

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

12. Why does Sara first feel distressed when she tries to study at her new apartment?
(a) The apartment is too cold.
(b) The apartment is too stuffy.
(c) The apartment windows are too dark.
(d) The apartment neighbors are too noisy.

13. What season does Reb say it is always in America?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sara want to run away from home?

2. What does Sara take with her when she runs away from home?

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

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

5. Who gives Sara money as she leaves home to go off on her own?

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