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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 bakery does Feldman's father do an odd job for?

2. Who is Feldman's Yiddish teacher in Chapter 1?

3. Who does Bubby think people will blame for the September 11, 2001 attacks?

4. Which English teacher is surprised when Feldman reads English so well?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Feldman feel when her principal at Satmar school sends her home for breaking the modesty rules?

6. What happens to Feldman in Chapter 3 when she goes to get a snow cone one day?

7. What does Feldman think the first time she gets her period?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe Feldman's earliest relationship with and memories of each of her parents? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Feldman notes that various people responding to her anonymous blog posts warn her that she will almost certainly not be allowed to keep custody of her young son if she leaves the Satmar community, but at the end of the book, she and her son Yitzy leave her husband Eli and are living happily by themselves in New York City. Do you think Feldman adequately explains the results of her severing her ties with the Satmar community and with her husband Eli? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

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