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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Yiddish word for the marriage contract?
(a) T'noyim.
(b) R'noyin.
(c) B'naith.
(d) B'show.

2. What is the ritual bath designed to cleanse women after their menstruation?
(a) Hokvah.
(b) Rokvah.
(c) Rikva.
(d) Mikvah.

3. Who is the only person allowed to see Feldman's hair after she is married?
(a) Bubby.
(b) Zeidy.
(c) Eli.
(d) Shia.

4. Who always says Feldman has excellent taste?
(a) Bubby.
(b) Chaya.
(c) Zeidy.
(d) Rachel.

5. What does the sex therapist tell Feldman is her difficulty?
(a) Dermatitis.
(b) Flebitis.
(c) Psychosis.
(d) Vaginismus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special ceremony involves raising the baby on a platter?

2. Where is Chaya's new house in Chapter 6?

3. What does the kibbalist tell Feldman about her matchmaker?

4. What is the Yiddish word for wigmaker?

5. Who does Eli blame his temporary desertion of Feldman on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is strange about Eli's relationship with his sister Shprintza?

2. What is one special concession that Satmar brides are privy to on their wedding days that Feldman appreciates?

3. What happens between Eli and Feldman on their wedding night that is embarrassing for them both?

4. What does Eli tell Feldman he and his father and brothers did when they took a trip to Europe?

5. What enrages Feldman about Eli on the very first full day of their marriage?

6. What is one explanation that Eli gives Feldman that might help explain their sexual problems?

7. How does Feldman feel about Eli's pleas to wait until Shabbos is over to take her to the hospital to check on the baby?

8. What does Golda tell Feldman happened on her wedding night?

9. How does Feldman feel about her sexual life with Eli once they work out their initial problems?

10. How does Feldman feel in the early days of her marriage?

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