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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 Eli tell Feldman is his favorite holiday?

2. What does the kabbalist tell Feldman about her future?

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

4. What is the Yiddish word for a groom-to-be?

5. What branch of the Satmar community is Eli from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What illness does Feldman contract in Chapter 7?

3. What is strange about Eli's relationship with his sister Shprintza?

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

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

6. How does Feldman feel about her mother coming to her wedding?

7. What is one of the most important things the kallah teacher tells Feldman?

8. How does Feldman feel about the diamond engagement ring her mother-in-law gives her?

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

10. What happens in the first year of Feldman's marriage that makes her never see Eli the same way again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the birth of Feldman's and Eli's child, Yitzy, change Feldman's life, as well as her marriage? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe Chaya's feelings towards Feldman, and Feldman's feelings towards Chaya, throughout the memoir? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Feldman describe the way Zeidy and Bubby handle their finances and think about earning and spending money? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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