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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What insult does Mother and Father call Mashah?
2. Who does Abe Schmukler marry?
3. Who does Mr. Moe Mirsky marry?
4. Who is Zalmon?
5. Who gives Sara money as she leaves home to go off on her own?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Father say that the prayers of his daughters go unheard by God?
2. What steps do Shenah and Sara take to restock the store that Reb bought?
3. Why does Father get arrested and sent to court?
4. How does Bessie's personality change after she marries Zalmon the fish peddler?
5. What happens when Morris shows up to try to talk to Reb about his feelings for Fania?
6. Why does Sara have trouble finding an apartment after running away from home?
7. Why does Zalmon wish to remarry so soon after his wife's death?
8. Why do men follow Mashah around with "melting looks?"
9. How does Sara see Moe treating Mashah when she visits them after running away from home?
10. What does Sara's first apartment look like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Food is often used to connect events throughout the story. Whether it be Shenah's cooking or the food in the cafeteria on Grand Street, the end result is the same. Write an essay detailing where and when food is used to connect events in Bread Givers. What does food symbolize? Shenah is known for making which dishes? The food at the Grand Street Cafeteria represents what to Sara and other working girls? Why is Mrs. Feinstein's cooking brought up as a subject at the end of the story? Use examples from the book to support your writing.
Essay Topic 2
The Smolinsky family immigrated to the United States from Russia. They arrived with very little because they came with the expectation that anything they would need would be easily obtainable. Write an essay explaining how the fictitious and fantastical America contrasts with reality. Which character or characters thought that in America, things would cost nothing? How is living in America much more difficult than anticipated for the Smolinsky family? What challenges has the family faced since immigrating? Be sure the provide examples to support your writing.
Essay Topic 3
The people of Hester Street are for the most part, lower class immigrated families. Throughout Bread Givers class is brought up by multiple characters. The members of the Smolinsky family are constantly trying to raise themselves above the poverty line. Write an essay detailing the efforts the members of the family make to rise above being lower class. How does Reb do his part for trying to become more than lower class? What types of people does he marry the family into? How does going to college help Sara rise above the line of poverty? Use examples from the book to support your writing.
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