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

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

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

4. Who steps in and stops the policeman's harassment of Simon outside of the police station?
(a) Robert.
(b) Gertie.
(c) Klara.
(d) Daniel.

5. Daniel tells his siblings that the fortune teller is rumored to be able to tell a person what information?
(a) The description of a person's future spouse's face.
(b) The day a person will die.
(c) The number of children a person will have.
(d) The joys that will happen in a person's life.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Daniel when his father Saul dies of heart failure?

2. The Hindu family in the Gold family's building calls the fortune teller a "rishika" (5), which means a what?

3. When a policeman asks Simon to come to the San Francisco police station, what does he tell Simon is the purpose of his visit?

4. How old is Varya upon the opening of the novel's prologue?

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

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