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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Providential Match.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when the boss is on a quest for work in "Jake and Yekl"?
(a) The workers quit.
(b) The shop goes idle.
(c) His wife ignores him.
(d) He travels to Europe.

2. How does Jake explain Mamie's visit in "A Paterfamilias"?
(a) She feels pleased to meet Gitl.
(b) She asks about work.
(c) She is playing a prank.
(d) She was stopping by.

3. What does Flora say to Shaya the first time he kisses her?
(a) To please do it again.
(b) To leave.
(c) To never do it again.
(d) To never tell her father.

4. What does Feive do for a living?
(a) He is a matchmaker.
(b) He is a banker.
(c) He is a rabbi.
(d) He is a journalist.

5. Who tells Gitl about Jake's relationship with Mamie?
(a) Mamie.
(b) Fanny.
(c) Mrs. Kavarsky.
(d) Mr. Bernstein.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Flora's father describe the library?

2. Why does Yossele kick Jake after arriving in the United States?

3. Why does Tamara live with Flora's family?

4. In "The New York Ghetto," why does Joe want Jake to talk to Mamie?

5. Why does Flora have Tamara send food to Shaya?

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