View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book VIII, Fruit and Seed.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mirah realize about Mordecai when she first sees him?
(a) That he in fact is not her brother.
(b) That he is ill.
(c) That he is not a man to be trusted.
(d) That he is a man who once robbed her on the subway.

2. Where does Gwendolyn's family move when she returns from her gambling trip?
(a) Brussels.
(b) Leubronn.
(c) Offendene.
(d) Paris.

3. Why does Mirah dress in her poorest dress as she prepares to meet her brother?
(a) Out of deference.
(b) Because she does not want to make her brother uncomfortable.
(c) All of the answer choices are correct.
(d) Because she knows her that her brother does not have any money.

4. Where does Herr Klesmer first hear Mirah sing?
(a) At the Abbey.
(b) At Grandcourt's estate.
(c) At the Meyrick house.
(d) In the town square.

5. What is the dance that Gwendolyn states that she will not dance at the ball soon after she meets Grandcourt?
(a) The waltz.
(b) The polka.
(c) The stilta.
(d) The quadrille.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daniel learn about his father?

2. How does Mordecai react to Daniel's kindness upon finding him a place to live?

3. What valuable family item does Mirah's father steal from Daniel?

4. What advice does Daniel give to Gwendolyn about being happy?

5. Why does Mirah run away from her father?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 353 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample