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

2. Who proposed to Esther, Gluckel's daughter?

3. Who was Hannah betrothed to?

4. Of whom did Gluckel write in order to explain that a man can mean well but end in folly, as a parable of her marriage to Levy?

5. Who was Gluckel praying with when Chayim died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What feelings of guilt does Gluckel describe in the beginning of Book VI?

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

3. What is the moral of the parable that begins Book IV?

4. What did the King of France warn the Jews in Lorraine in Book VII? What did the Jews do?

5. Where did Gluckel's family go to visit Chayim's parents in Book IV? What were they like?

6. To whom was Zipporah betrothed and when?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Gluckel's early life (through the age of ten). Where did she receive secular and religious education? Where did she live?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the different causes of premature death in 17th Century Europe. How did many of Gluckel's family die?

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