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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 does Klara do with the lacquered box once Gertie appears furious at its absence?
(a) She sneaks it back into her mother's drawer.
(b) She hides it in the attic.
(c) She buries it in a vacant lot.
(d) She burns it.

2. What excuse does Simon use when Gertie catches him leaving the apartment on the morning of the day he moves to San Francisco?
(a) He says that he is going to get a sandwich.
(b) He says that he has to feed the parking meter.
(c) He says that he is going to buy Klara a birthday card.
(d) He says that he is going to meet his boyfriend.

3. From what college does Gertie withdraw when she becomes pregnant with Saul's child at age 20?
(a) New York University.
(b) Stanford University.
(c) Brown University.
(d) Yale University.

4. What two items does Varya keep taped to the wall next to her bed?
(a) Concert tickets and playbills.
(b) Calendars and maps.
(c) Maps and music posters.
(d) Family photographs and family trees.

5. In what month do the Gold siblings visit the fortune teller?
(a) December.
(b) July.
(c) March.
(d) August.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the policeman who roughs up Simon outside of the police station?

2. What is NOT listed among the American events the Gold children are excluded from due to their youth?

3. Who steps in and stops the policeman's harassment of Simon outside of the police station?

4. What kind of job does Simon find when he and Klara arrive in San Francisco?

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

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