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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does Moshe bribe the local fire chief?
(a) Scotch.
(b) Cognac.
(c) Bourbon.
(d) Rye.

2. What is Bernice’s vocal range?
(a) Soprano.
(b) Alto.
(c) Tenor.
(d) Contralto.

3. How does the text gloss the nickname given the rabbi who succeeds Chona’s father?
(a) Vomit.
(b) Fart.
(c) Stink.
(d) Belch.

4. Which of the following does Moshe gift Chona?
(a) Arba’ah Turim.
(b) Yoreh De’ah.
(c) Mishnah Beruah.
(d) Shulchan Aruch.

5. To which of the following does Moshe take Chona for treatment?
(a) Newark.
(b) New York City.
(c) Dover.
(d) Washington, DC.

6. From whom does Paper get news about Fatty and Big Soap’s job loss?
(a) Harry Twain.
(b) Dick Clemens.
(c) Tom Banneker.
(d) Samuel Langhorne.

7. How does the novel gloss the term “chamalyah”?
(a) Hug.
(b) Wallop.
(c) Kiss.
(d) Beating.

8. On what street does Paper live?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Delano.
(c) Franklin.
(d) Pierce.

9. Which of the following performed at Moshe’s theatre?
(a) Joel Grey.
(b) Mickey Katz.
(c) Del Porter.
(d) Mel Blanc.

10. Which of the following groups does Moshe try to appease via theatre bookings?
(a) Squires of the Revolution.
(b) Colonial Dames of America.
(c) Barons of Industry.
(d) Knights of Columbus.

11. How does the text gloss the term “mikvah”?
(a) Men's bath.
(b) Men's toilet.
(c) Women's toilet.
(d) Women's bath.

12. How far is Pottstown from Reading?
(a) 12 miles.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) 9 miles.
(d) 6 miles.

13. To which of the following is Chona compared?
(a) Sparrow.
(b) Wren.
(c) Robin.
(d) Tanager.

14. Which of the following operates an ice house in Chicken Hill?
(a) Marvin Skrupskelis.
(b) Gus Plitzka.
(c) Fatty.
(d) Herb Radomitz.

15. Which of the following institutions does Pottstown boast?
(a) Grambling State University.
(b) The Tucker School.
(c) Oberlin College.
(d) Wiley College.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is Moshe able to book at his theatre?

2. In what group did Chulo Davis play?

3. What color are Malachi’s eyes?

4. What game does Chona teach Bernice?

5. What is the name of the house of worship Moshe attends?

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