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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the burgher have hidden in his ship in Gluckel's story in Book IV?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Gold.
(c) Francs.
(d) Fur.

2. Where did Gluckel's parents stop on their way to Hameln at Gluckel's wedding?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Hanover.
(c) Avonlea.
(d) Cleves.

3. How long did Gluckel and Chayim stay with his parents in Book IV?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) One year.
(d) One month.

4. Under whose arm did Gluckel find a sore that was thought to be the plague?
(a) Abraham's.
(b) Hanna's.
(c) Chayim's.
(d) Zipporah's.

5. Who brought Moses to meet with Gluckel, Esther, and Nathan in Book V?
(a) Samuel Lifshitz.
(b) Abraham Krumbach.
(c) Reb Abraham Levinson.
(d) Moshe Levinson.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom was Yenta Hameln betrothed?

2. How old was Gluckel when the German Jews were forced to leave Hamburg?

3. Who was Elias Cleve's widow, whom Gluckel wrote of meeting with in Book V?

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

5. Who fell upon hard times in Poland who was helped by Joseph until being enticed by unfulfilled promises in Hameln?

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