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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. How old was Gluckel when she died?

2. How old was Mata when she died?

3. How old was Gluckel when she was betrothed?

4. Who nursed Chayim Hameln back to health when he was ill at the fair?

5. Where were seed pearls used for jewelry plentiful for trade?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom was Gluckel's sister betrothed? What was her father's position on the dowry?

2. Where did Jacob stop along the route in Book III?

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

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

5. Where did Gluckel stay after her wedding in Book II?

6. Who attended Gluckel's wedding? How were they transported?

7. What is revealed of Gluckel's later life in the Introduction?

8. Who was Judah Berlin? How is he introduced in Book III?

9. What happened after Gluckel's wedding in Book II? What was Gluckel's impression of Hameln?

10. What did Gluckel write by way of introduction to the memoirs in Book I? Whom did she address?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the value of money within 17th Century Jewish society. What is Gluckel's preoccupation with money driven by?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the incident where Gluckel's child was quarantined for the plague. Where did this take place and when? Who was involved?

Essay Topic 3

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

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