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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rouvke's mother think of recent photos of him?
(a) That he looks like a gentile.
(b) That he looks ridiculous.
(c) That he looks dignified.
(d) That he looks younger.

2. Why does Reb Tzalel feel Shaya is becoming an atheist?
(a) He was kissing a girl.
(b) He was smoking a cigarette.
(c) He was reading Dickens.
(d) He was speaking fluent English.

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

4. What worries Flora most about marrying Shaya?
(a) He may never learn English.
(b) He may become a rabbi.
(c) He isn't tall enough.
(d) He may go home.

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

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

7. What does Gitl do when her divorce from Jake is finalized?
(a) Yells.
(b) Walks away.
(c) Shrugs.
(d) Faints.

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

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

10. What does Flora's father decide to do after proposing marriage to Tamara?
(a) Build a synagogue.
(b) Give her half of his property.
(c) Disown Flora.
(d) Move to Mexico.

11. Why does Fieve write to Peretz on behalf of Rouvke?
(a) He wants Rouvke to help Peretz with money.
(b) He wants Rouvke to borrow money from Peretz.
(c) He believes Rouvke likes Hanele.
(d) He writes better than Rouvke.

12. What upsets Rouvke most about learning English?
(a) Forgetting his own language.
(b) Other people teasing him.
(c) Having to read in English.
(d) Trying to remember the vowel sounds.

13. What does Rouvke fear ladies do to men who can't read the newspaper?
(a) They sneer.
(b) They spit on them.
(c) They don't take them seriously.
(d) They ignore them.

14. In "A Providential Match," who comes up with the nickname "Arbel"?
(a) Pirates.
(b) Townspeople.
(c) A mayor.
(d) A banker.

15. Why does Rouvke reject the matchmaker's offer to negotiate the marriage between Rouvke and Hanele?
(a) Because he likes someone else.
(b) Because he doesn't trust the matchmaker.
(c) Because she is poor.
(d) Because she lives in a different country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rouvke learn to read and write in English?

2. What is Flora reading in Chapter One of "The Imported Bridegroom"?

3. In what sport is Jake most interested?

4. Why does Getl not want to ride in a carriage in the United States?

5. What is Rouvke's first job in America?

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