Yekl and the Imported Bridegroom and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Yekl and the Imported Bridegroom and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language does Jake disapprove of Getl speaking?
(a) Yiddish.
(b) Russian.
(c) German.
(d) English.

2. 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.

3. Where does Flora's father accuse Shaya of eating pork?
(a) In church.
(b) At a restaurant.
(c) In synagogue.
(d) At home.

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

5. What does Rouvke change his name to in America?
(a) Richard.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Aaron.
(d) Robert.

6. Why does Shaya ask Flora for help with his English?
(a) Because people can't understand him.
(b) Because she knows the current slang.
(c) Because he wants to get to know her better.
(d) Because his tutor quit.

7. How many daughters does Peretz have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

8. How does Flora's father describe the library?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Important.
(c) Sinful.
(d) Evil.

9. Where does Flora go when she runs away in Chapter Ten of "The Imported Bridegroom"?
(a) To a church.
(b) To the library.
(c) To the synagogue.
(d) To the courthouse.

10. What does Rouvke ask his mother to tell him about when he is first in the United States?
(a) Major world events.
(b) Rouvke doesn't talk to his mother at first.
(c) Gossip from their town.
(d) Details from Hanele's life.

11. Why does Fanny find a new job in "A Paterfamilias"?
(a) To become her own boss.
(b) To travel the country.
(c) To make more money.
(d) To avoid Jake.

12. What is a choson?
(a) A man who is on the matrimonial market.
(b) A man who is divorced.
(c) A man who is engaged.
(d) A man who pays money for a wife.

13. Why does Rouvke avoid women when he is first in the United States?
(a) There aren't any women around.
(b) He is thinking of Hanele.
(c) He is shy.
(d) He thinks it's appropriate to talk to them.

14. What does Mrs. Kavarsky tell Gitl will happen to Jake if he cheats?
(a) He will be fined.
(b) He will go to jail.
(c) He will be deported from the United States.
(d) He will be kicked out of the apartment.

15. Who does Rouvke see escorting Hanele at the seaport?
(a) A Russian.
(b) A Chinese man.
(c) A matchmaker.
(d) A rabbi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Jake's friends think about Yossele?

2. What frightens Gitl about Mamie?

3. Why do Shaya's collection of Hebrew books make Flora cry?

4. What does Flora hope her future husband will do for a living?

5. What does Jake do when he realizes he can no longer remember his son's face?

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