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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 whose service did Rabbi Samuel Levy work?

2. With whom did the King of France grow bitter in Book VII?

3. Who brokered the marriage of Zipporah?

4. In Book VI, all of Gluckel's children had married except for Moses and who?

5. Where did Gluckel and Chayim arrive for New Year's in Book IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What money did Gluckel receive after Levy's death? How were her finances in her final years?

3. What led up to Levy's holding an auction in Book VII? How did Gluckel deal with the situation?

4. To whom was Zipporah betrothed and when?

5. Where did Gluckel's son Joseph want to study? What happened?

6. Why were Levy's children unable to help him during the crash?

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

8. How did Gluckel work through her debts following Chayim's death? Whom did she ask for help?

9. What did Gluckel discover about Loeb's business and finances in Book V?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To whom was Gluckel betrothed as a child? How old was she when the betrothal took place? How old was she when she married?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Who was Sabbatai Zevi? What impact did he have on Gluckel's family and on the Jewish community?

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