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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who fell upon hard times in Poland who was helped by Joseph until being enticed by unfulfilled promises in Hameln?
(a) Hirz Letz.
(b) Samuel Cleves.
(c) Solomon Gans.
(d) Abraham Hameln.

2. What son was Gluckel nursing when she and Chayim visited his parents in Book IV?
(a) Mordecai.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Michael.

3. Who became pregnant at the same time that Gluckel did with her first child?
(a) Bela.
(b) Hendele.
(c) Anna.
(d) Yenta.

4. How old was Gluckel when she died?
(a) 78.
(b) 95.
(c) 72.
(d) 65.

5. How much money did it cost Joseph Hameln to stay in Hildesheim for five more years in Book IV?
(a) 1,000 Reichsthalers.
(b) 10,000 Reichsthalers.
(c) 18,000 Reichsthalers.
(d) 20,000 Reichsthalers.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Gluckel's family return to Hameln?

2. How many wedding guests traveled to Gluckel's wedding in addition to Gluckel's parents?

3. In her introduction to her memoirs, what kind of book did Gluckel write that she had no intention of writing because there were already many of them?

4. How long did Gluckel and Chayim stay with his parents in Book IV?

5. What did Gluckel find to be a "dull, shabby hole" in Book II?

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