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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Sara storm out of Mashah and Moe's home in Chapter 9?
(a) Because they will not let her stay at their house.
(b) Because she is angry with how Moe treats Mashah.
(c) Because the children misbehave.
(d) Because Sara is too poor to pay them money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Zalmon have?

2. How does Moe treat Mashah while Sara is visiting them?

3. Who does Sara see Mashah bargaining with when she arrives at her home to visit?

4. Who does Mr. Moe Mirsky marry?

5. What does Reb buy with the money Zalmon gives him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mashah's behavior change when she falls in love with her young man?

2. What inspires Sara to become a teacher in Chapter 10?

3. What steps do Shenah and Sara take to restock the store that Reb bought?

4. For what reason does the man in the paper sell Reb his store for only four hundred dollars?

5. What are in the three packages Bessie brings home after work to dress up the house with?

6. What happens to Sara when she cleans her apartment in Chapter 10?

7. Why is Mother fretting over money at the beginning of the story?

8. What happens when Morris shows up to try to talk to Reb about his feelings for Fania?

9. What does Sara's first apartment look like?

10. Why do men follow Mashah around with "melting looks?"

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