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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. Why is Feldman angry with Eli on the morning following their wedding?
2. Who is Feldman's friend who is also a teacher?
3. What are Feldman's lessons in preparation for marriage that Chaya signs her up for called?
4. What is Eli wearing when Feldman first meets him that shocks her?
5. What is the Yiddish word for a bride-to-be?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Feldman think of her future mother-in-law and sister-in-law when she first meets them?
2. How does Feldman feel about the diamond engagement ring her mother-in-law gives her?
3. What happens in the first year of Feldman's marriage that makes her never see Eli the same way again?
4. 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?
5. What does Eli tell Feldman he and his father and brothers did when they took a trip to Europe?
6. How does Feldman feel when she goes to her first mikvah?
7. What does Golda tell Feldman happened on her wedding night?
8. What do the doctors tell Feldman might be the cause of hers and her husband's sexual problems at first?
9. How does Feldman's appearance change during the early days of her marriage?
10. What illness does Feldman contract in Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
How does Bubby handle the topic of the Holocaust, and of the family members she lost? Why does Feldman feel such grief for family members she has never met? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How does Feldman's cousin Moshe's attempted sexual assault of her in her grandparents' house change the way Feldman views her religion, her family, and men in general? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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