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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many wedding guests traveled to Gluckel's wedding in addition to Gluckel's parents?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 50.
(d) 30.

2. How many children did Gluckel bear?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 11.

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?
(a) Autobiographical.
(b) Heritage.
(c) Moralistic.
(d) Literary.

4. How old was Gluckel when she married her second husband?
(a) 52.
(b) 54.
(c) 45.
(d) 50.

5. Who died while Gluckel was in Metz in Book VII?
(a) Moshe.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Abraham.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Gluckel praying with when Chayim died?

2. What was the agreed dowry for Elias' betrothal?

3. What was the vocation of Gluckel's second husband?

4. After which holiday does Gluckel's family decide to leave Hamburg in Book III?

5. How many days did Gluckel's family wait for carriages to arrive to take them to Gluckel's wedding?

(see the answer key)

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