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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. Leser met Gluckel on her way to Metz with a letter and a what?

2. Gluckel's son Loeb died before he was how old?

3. Where did Rabbi Samuel Levy have a shop?

4. Who helped Levy after the crash and then became one of the richest men in the community in Book VII?

5. In what year was Gluckel's second marriage set?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Rabbi Samuel Levy do against his father's wishes in Book VII?

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

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

8. What arrangements were made for Zipporah's wedding? Where was the wedding?

9. What story does Gluckel tell of Abraham Metz?

10. Who died following Gluckel's wedding in Book VII? Who was his widow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the process of betrothal and marriage in 17th Century Jewish society. What legalities were involved?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Gluckel's use of parable in her memoirs. What is a parable and what examples are there in the text? What is the moral of each?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the voice and tense of the narrative. What are difference instances where Gluckel changed tense or voice and why? Define the terms in your answer.

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