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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue: "The Woman on Hester Street" and Part One: Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of business does Saul own?
(a) A textile factory.
(b) A dry cleaning business.
(c) A convenience store.
(d) A tailor and dressmaking business.

2. On what street in New York City do the Gold siblings seek the fortune teller?
(a) Clinton Street.
(b) Forsyth Street.
(c) Hester Street.
(d) Delancey Street.

3. What name does Ruby's mother call her?
(a) Ruberia.
(b) Ruble.
(c) Rube.
(d) Rubina.

4. Who is the oldest sibling in the Gold family?
(a) Varya.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Simon.
(d) Klara.

5. What is the address of the Gold family's apartment?
(a) 72 Clinton.
(b) 64 Broadway.
(c) 48 Forsyth.
(d) 33 Knickerbocker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Klara do with the lacquered box once Gertie appears furious at its absence?

2. What does Gertie say to Simon on the phone just before she hangs up on him?

3. Before Gertie met Saul, it is said by the narrator that she had wanted to be a what?

4. What is NOT one way in which Simon describes his father Saul?

5. What do the Gold siblings bring to the fortune teller as payment for her services?

(see the answer key)

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