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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose apartment is broken into in Chapter 4?

2. What are all Feldman's friends waiting for at the dance in Chapter 4?

3. What kinds of stockings do older girls in Feldman's community get to wear?

4. Where does Bubby say all bad things come from?

5. What kind of chocolate does Stephanie give to Feldman in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Feldman think people employ her father in odd jobs?

2. What happens to Moshe eventually?

3. What does Chaya do in front of Feldman when Feldman helps clean her apartment as a child that Feldman is in awe of?

4. What does Feldman often find solace in, escaping her stifling life for a time, in Chapter 4?

5. Why is summer camp ruined in Chapter 3 for Feldman?

6. How does Feldman feel about her cousin Moshe coming to stay with her at Bubby and Zeidy's at first?

7. What happens to a group of young men who rob a neighbor in Feldman's neighborhood in Chapter 4?

8. Who took control of Feldman's life when her mother left her father for good, and how did this person treat Feldman?

9. What does Bubby explain to Feldman is the source of all bad things?

10. What is one reason Feldman's mother tells Feldman that Zeidy had so much control over her married life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the most problematic issues in Feldman's marriage from the beginning, and how does she deal with them? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Feldman begin to become friends with Polly, a gentile? How does Feldman's friendship with Polly change the course of her life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How would you describe Feldman's relationship to food as a young girl growing up in her grandparents' house? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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