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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 was the agreed dowry for Elias' betrothal?
(a) 40,000 Reichsthalers.
(b) 50,000 Reichsthalers.
(c) 20,000 Reichsthalers.
(d) 30,000 Reichsthalers.

2. From whom did Gluckel hear that Loeb was good in his business practices in Book V?
(a) Abraham Levy.
(b) Samuel Hirsch.
(c) Hirz Levy.
(d) Hirschel Ries.

3. Leser met Gluckel on her way to Metz with a letter and a what?
(a) Spice cake.
(b) Bread.
(c) A key.
(d) A carriage.

4. Where did Rabbi Samuel Levy have a shop?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Hameln.
(c) Luneville.
(d) Hanover.

5. In what year was Chayim Hameln laid to rest?
(a) 1694.
(b) 1691.
(c) 1690.
(d) 1689.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take for Gluckel to pay off her debts following Chayim's death?

2. Who brought Moses to meet with Gluckel, Esther, and Nathan in Book V?

3. Who was Elias' mother?

4. Where did Hendele marry?

5. For how long did Gluckel avoid remarrying?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Gluckel hear of Levy's availability? Whom did she consult?

2. How did Gluckel resolve the issues with Esther's betrothal?

3. Where did Gluckel's family go for New Year's in Book IV? What did they discover about security there?

4. What financial arrangements were made before the marriage of Gluckel to Levy? What was Gluckel's impression of Levy?

5. What story does Gluckel tell of Abraham Metz?

6. Who are the people in the parable that begins Book IV?

7. What are some of the reasons Gluckel considers remarriage in Book VI?

8. When was Chayim buried? What state of mind was Gluckel in following his death?

9. How did Chayim injure himself in Book V? When and what happened?

10. When did Gluckel officially become betrothed to her second husband? When and where was she married?

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