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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. How did Mother react when she found out that Mashah bought her own towel, toothbrush, and soap?
(a) Confused.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sad.
(d) Happy.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What season does Reb say it is always in America?

4. How does Reb feel when Sara runs away from home?

5. Why does Sara first feel distressed when she tries to study at her new apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Muhmenkeh?

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

3. Why is Reb so angry with Sara at the end of Chapter 8?

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

5. Why does Sara vow to marry an American-born man?

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

7. What excuse does Bessie use in her defense when her mother comes into the house and sees the changes she makes?

8. Why does Father say that the prayers of his daughters go unheard by God?

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

10. Why does Sara insist that she wants to work?

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