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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Burnt Out, pp. 247-255, Hard Luck, pp. 255-259.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Peppercorn studying for?
(a) University Entrance Exams.
(b) He is studying to become a lawyer.
(c) Civil Servant Exams.
(d) He is studying to become a doctor.

2. What is the name of the person that Moshke has to pay to "keep his mouth shut?"
(a) Nachman.
(b) Yosef.
(c) Dovid.
(d) Aharon.

3. How much money does Kivke request from Kaminka for a dowry?
(a) 200 rubles.
(b) 400 rubles.
(c) 1000 rubles.
(d) 100 rubles.

4. How does the Diamond dealer regard his ability to sell diamond?
(a) He sees himself as an artist.
(b) He sees himself as a complete failure.
(c) He thinks he is efficient, but not particularly successful.
(d) He thinks he is in the "middle of the pack," as dealers go.

5. What are the two men discussing in Eighteen from Pereshchepena?
(a) Restrictive school quotas for Jews.
(b) Conscription of Jews into the army.
(c) The pogroms against Jews in their town.
(d) The Head Tax on Jews.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the son exempt from the draft in High School?

2. What is the name of the Man from Buenos Aires?

3. What is the man from Lower Pereshchepena wearing?

4. How long had Moshke had insurance before the place burned down?

5. What do Tevye's Christian neighbors call him?

(see the answer key)

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