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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 does Feldman's friend Golda tell her has happened on her own wedding night?

2. What is the Yiddish word for wigmaker?

3. What does Chaya tell Feldman about the wedding plans over lunch in Chapter 6?

4. What does Feldman get as an engagement gift for Eli?

5. Which brother of Eli's is an EMT?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Feldman feel when she goes to her first mikvah?

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

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

4. What do the doctors tell Feldman might be the cause of hers and her husband's sexual problems at first?

5. What happens during every holiday or special occasion during the year Feldman is engaged?

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

7. Why is Feldman able to read books more freely than she used to in Chapter 5?

8. What scandal breaks in the Satmar community during the worst possible moment for Feldman?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why does Feldman feel a sense of shame when she is forced to interact with gentiles outside of the Satmar community? 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 Chaya's feelings towards Feldman, and Feldman's feelings towards Chaya, throughout the memoir? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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