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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 time of day was Hyram born?
(a) 5 p.m.
(b) 6:30 p.m.
(c) 5:30 p.m.
(d) 6 p.m.

2. Where is Esther and Joseph's apartment located?
(a) Above the bakery.
(b) 5 blocks from the beach.
(c) 2 blocks from the beach.
(d) Above the grocery.

3. When was Fannie born?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1907.

4. How many residents did Alliance have when the synagogue was built?
(a) No more than 400 hundred.
(b) 200.
(c) 575.
(d) About 350.

5. How much older is Fannie than Florence?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Isaac grow up?

2. In "Isaac," how much of the newspaper does Isaac read before his father leaves the synagogue?

3. What candy do Gussie, Anna, and Stuart have when they form a secret club and vow not to tell anyone that Florence is dead?

4. What color colored pencil did Gussie use to write a note to Florence and leave it in the entryway of her grandparents' apartment?

5. How much money does Isaac's father give him to buy land in Florida?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Anna?

2. Three days after Florence dies, who does Joseph realize need to know that she is gone?

3. Where did Isaac go and what did he do when he left Alliance?

4. Why does Isaac feel guilty about Hyram's early birth and death?

5. When did Isaac's parents arrive in Alliance, and why did they struggle there?

6. What do Joseph and Esther do after Florence's graveside service?

7. What does Gusslie like and not like about being in the shadow of Atlantic City's Steel Pier?

8. How is Joseph's bread factory laid out?

9. What was Joseph's relationship with Anna's mother?

10. What do Anna and Stuart do to get Gussie not to tell anyone about Florence's death?

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