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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her introduction to her memoirs, Gluckel recommended to her children that they be honest with both Jews and Gentiles in what?

2. What "provides all we need to find and learn the journey through this world to the next," according to Gluckel in her introduction to the memoirs?

3. Who was the ninth of Joseph Hameln's children?

4. In what year did Gluckel's first husband die?

5. What did the father bird do to the first bird he was taking across the stream in Gluckel's introduction to her memoirs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Gluckel's early years take place, according to the Introduction?

2. What does the Introduction say about the value of The Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln as a historical artifact?

3. What examples did Gluckel give of her father taking in others into his home?

4. What does the Introduction say about Gluckel's achievements as a woman?

5. What different publications of the narrative are discussed in the Introduction?

6. What arrived in Hanover to transport the wedding party in Book II? How did Chayim's father handle the situation?

7. Who were the youngest of Joseph Hameln's children?

8. When was the plague rumored to be spreading? What did Gluckel's family do?

9. What did Gluckel write of "preaching" in Book I? Did she?

10. Who was Lob Pinkerle? Describe this individual.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who was Gluckel of Hameln? When was she born? When did she die? Where did she live?

Essay Topic 2

Where did Gluckel's wedding take place? Who attended? Describe the location, people, and events.

Essay Topic 3

Compare Lob Pinkerle with Joseph Hameln. How did these two men compare financially? What businesses were they in? What were their characteristics?

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