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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. Who always says Feldman has excellent taste?

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

3. Why is Feldman angry with Eli on the morning following their wedding?

4. What ailment does Feldman have at her engagement party?

5. What does one of the first doctors Feldman sees about her sexual problems think might be the problem with her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Feldman think of her future mother-in-law and sister-in-law when she first meets them?

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

5. 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?

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

7. Who does Feldman meet before she meets her proposed fiance through the matchmaker for the first time?

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

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

10. What does Chaya tell Feldman about her sexual problems in her marriage in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Given Feldman's yearning for a different and more independent kind of life, why do you think she agrees to marry Eli? 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

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.

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