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

2. 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 a church.
(d) To the courthouse.

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

4. Where does Rouvke learn to read and write in English?
(a) From reading newspapers.
(b) An American high school.
(c) Night school.
(d) From a friend.

5. How does Jake respond when Fanny asks him about dance class?
(a) He walks away.
(b) He cries.
(c) He is happy.
(d) He snaps at her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What upsets Flora's father about Pravly?

2. Why does Flora's father decide to grow out his side locks?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Reb Tzalel feel about Shaya after he spends time in the United States?

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

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

6. How does Jake finally decide to bring his wife and son to the United States?

7. How does Fieve help Rouvke negotiate a marriage with Hanele?

8. How does Mr. Bernstein upset Gitl?

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

10. How does Gitl try to fit in with American culture?

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