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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much did Moshe borrow from Isaac to fund a show?
(a) $2,700.
(b) $700.
(c) $3,700.
(d) $1,700.

3. How does the novel gloss the term “kishkes”?
(a) Privates.
(b) Face.
(c) Guts.
(d) Butt.

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

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

6. In which of the following did Moshe advertise?
(a) Boston Herald.
(b) Chicago Sun-Times.
(c) New York Times.
(d) Baltimore Sun.

7. Which interstate highway runs near Pottstown?
(a) 76.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 69.

8. From whom did Malachi buy a bakery?
(a) Giovanni.
(b) Fabicelli.
(c) Antonio.
(d) Delucci.

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

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

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

12. From what Alabama town does Paper come?
(a) Vestavia.
(b) Mountain Brook.
(c) Hoover.
(d) Birmingham.

13. Of which of the following does Chona read?
(a) Juliette Gordon Low.
(b) Jane Addams.
(c) Emma Goldman.
(d) Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

14. Which of the following performs at Moshe’s theatre?
(a) Jay McShann.
(b) Walter Brown.
(c) Eddie Vinson.
(d) Jimmy Witherspoon.

15. For which of the following did Fatty and Big Soap work?
(a) Flagg Industries.
(b) Pennant Cleaning.
(c) General Mills.
(d) Banner Manufacturing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the novel gloss the term “twart”?

2. From whom does Paper get news about Fatty and Big Soap’s job loss?

3. How far is Pottstown from Reading?

4. Which of the following is the name of Chona’s local newspaper?

5. What fruit does Malachi note having only tasted in America?

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