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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 tailor and dressmaking business.
(c) A dry cleaning business.
(d) A convenience store.

2. What job does Gertie take after dropping out of college?
(a) Teller at a bank.
(b) Cook at a restaurant.
(c) Typist at a medical office.
(d) Receptionist at a law firm.

3. What is the name of the Gold siblings' paternal grandfather?
(a) Sid.
(b) Lev.
(c) Carl.
(d) Benjamin.

4. What does Gertie say to Simon on the phone just before she hangs up on him?
(a) She tells him not to return home to New York City.
(b) She tells him that she loves him.
(c) She tells him that she will never forgive him for leaving her.
(d) She tells him that he needs to take care of Klara.

5. Whom does Gertie coddle the most out of all of her children?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Simon.
(c) Varya.
(d) Klara.

Short Answer Questions

1. What years are covered in Part One, Chapter One, when Simon's story is focused upon?

2. When the Gold children reach the fortune teller's door, Varya is surprised because she had thought that magic would be what?

3. In what month do the Gold siblings visit the fortune teller?

4. In what year does the novel's prologue begin?

5. On what day of the week does Saul's funeral take place?

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