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

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

3. In "The New York Ghetto," what does Jake buy both Fanny and Mamie?
(a) Cards.
(b) Rings.
(c) Drinks.
(d) Shoes.

4. What does Feive do for a living?
(a) He is a banker.
(b) He is a matchmaker.
(c) He is a rabbi.
(d) He is a journalist.

5. What is Rouvke's first job in America?
(a) A cobbler.
(b) A factory worker.
(c) A peddler.
(d) A soldier.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Flora feel when she first meets Shaya?

3. What do the other peddlers do after Hanele leaves Rouyke for Gospodin?

4. How does Flora feel about Shaya's love of American books?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rouvke feel about American women?

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

3. How do Rouvke's old townspeople feel about him?

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

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

6. What is Flora's father's first impression of Pravly when he returns there in Chapter Three of "The Imported Bridegroom"?

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

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

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

10. What happens when Reb Lippe auctions off sections of the Pentaleuch to read?

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