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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The New York Ghetto," why does Joe want Jake to talk to Mamie?
(a) To tease her.
(b) To ask her out.
(c) To find out where she is from.
(d) To convince her to dance.

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

3. Why does Getl get a kerchief?
(a) To cover her lap.
(b) To replace her wig.
(c) To dry her tears.
(d) To give it to Jake.

4. What does Rouvke want to do instead of being a peddler?
(a) Study the law.
(b) Move back home.
(c) Write his own newspaper.
(d) Open his own store.

5. Where does Gospodin say he met Hanele?
(a) In steerage.
(b) France.
(c) Before they left the dock.
(d) At college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shaya secretly study after learning English?

2. What does Gitl do when her divorce from Jake is finalized?

3. What does Gospodin agree to pay Rouvke for?

4. How does Mr. Bernstein describe America?

5. In what sport is Jake most interested?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Kavarsky try to save Jake and Gitl's marriage?

2. What happens when Flora's father hears the sermon in Chapter Two of "The Imported Bridegroom"?

3. How does Jake feel when he first sees his wife and son in the United States?

4. What does Fieve tell Rouvke about Hanele and her family after he moved to the United States?

5. What happens when the Talmudists come for dinner in "The Imported Bridegroom"?

6. How does Rouvke react when he first sees Hanele at the seaport in the United States?

7. How does Rouvke react to the news that Hanele is engaged to someone else?

8. How does Mr. Bernstein upset Gitl?

9. What is Rouvke's life like when he first moves to the United States?

10. How does Jake feel at his divorce hearing?

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