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

2. How does Getl feel the first time she tries on a corset?
(a) Pleased and excited.
(b) Displeased, but excited.
(c) Pleased, but embarrassed.
(d) Displeased and embarrassed.

3. What does Flora's father tell Reb Lippe about Shaya when they leave for America?
(a) That he will mourn his loss forever.
(b) That he is better off without him.
(c) That he will find another boy like him.
(d) That he will remember who is best now.

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

5. Where does Rouvke meet with Fieve again in the United States?
(a) At a train station.
(b) At synagogue.
(c) In the street.
(d) At the market.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jake describe his wife?

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

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

4. What does Rouvke change his name to in America?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Flora's father end up bringing Shaya back to the United States?

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

3. What does Hanele tell Rouvke about her trip to the United States?

4. What does Flora do when Shaya listens to her play the piano?

5. Why does Mamie want Jake to go to Philadelphia?

6. How does Rouvke feel about Peretz's financial issues?

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

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

9. How does Flora react when Shaya comes home for the first time?

10. What role does Mrs. Kohan play in Rouvke's marriage?

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