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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. Where did Gluckel and Chayim go to see his parents in Book IV?

2. What did the burgher have hidden in his ship in Gluckel's story in Book IV?

3. Who did Gluckel ask to check her figures for auction so her values were not set too low or too high in Book V?

4. For how long did Gluckel remain sick following her betrothal to her second husband?

5. Where did Gluckel take Esther and Nathan to resolve their betrothal in Book V?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Gluckel stop on the way to her second wedding? Why?

3. How did Chayim injure himself in Book V? When and what happened?

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

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

6. What story does Gluckel tell of Abraham Metz?

7. What are some of the reasons Gluckel considers remarriage in Book VI?

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

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

10. Who was Reb Moses? What interaction did he have with the family in Book IV?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Gluckel's early life (through the age of ten). Where did she receive secular and religious education? 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 and contrast Chayim Hameln with Hirz Levy. How did the men compare financially? How were they as husbands and fathers?

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