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

2. What does Feldman say you do not have if you have no roots?

3. What term do members of Feldman's community use for God?

4. How old was Feldman's father when he married her mother?

5. What is the name of the wooden hut the family eats in during Sukkot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Feldman's impression of her father when she is a young girl?

2. What happens between Moshe and Feldman in the wine cellar in Chapter 3?

3. Why does Feldman feel in Chapter 4 that everything is working against her in life?

4. How did Chaya generally treat Feldman's mother when she came to visit Feldman when Feldman was a child?

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

6. What happens to Moshe eventually?

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

8. What is Bubby's family history?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Feldman learn about both herself and the world around her after she begins writing about deeply personal issues on her anonymous blog towards the end of the memoir? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think are the first signs in Feldman's life that she is preparing to seriously reject the Satmar teachings and community? Write an essay explaining 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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