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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1938, Staten Island: Sholem Asch in his Study - 1952, Bridgeport, Connecticut: Moving Day, Sholem and Madje Asch's House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of music begins to play at the beginning of Indecent?
(a) A violin solo.
(b) Big band music.
(c) A waltz.
(d) Klezmer music.

2. What young woman is Yekel concerned about?
(a) His virgin daughter, Rifkele.
(b) His frail sister, Chana.
(c) His wife, the former prostitute, Sarah.
(d) One of his whores, Manke.

3. 1911, St. Petersburg is a repeat of the last few lines of the play, minus what?
(a) The lines about knowing how to make money.
(b) The lines about dragging Rifkele back by her hair.
(c) The lines about the Torah.
(d) The line about sending Rifkele down into the whorehouse.

4. How much acting training does Virginia have?
(a) Some.
(b) None.
(c) A college degree in theatre performance.
(d) Very little in high school.

5. How is the troupe described prior to the list of characters?
(a) The Dead Troupe.
(b) The Dusty Troupe.
(c) The Jewish Troupe.
(d) The Old Troupe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of plays do the men at the salon want, regarding the Jewish people?

2. They Feel the Rain begins with the women entering what and feeling the rain?

3. What has happened to all of the letters Sholem sends to Lemml?

4. In the second letter read by Vera, what is revealed?

5. What does the case mean for Schildkraut?

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