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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 hope her future husband will do for a living?
(a) A builder.
(b) A preacher.
(c) A businessman.
(d) A writer.

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

3. What does Jake do when he sees Fanny sitting by herself at Joe's in "The New York Ghetto"?
(a) He asks her to dance.
(b) He brings her a drink.
(c) He ignores her.
(d) He has Joe ask her to dance.

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

5. Who tells Gitl about Jake's relationship with Mamie?
(a) Mr. Bernstein.
(b) Mrs. Kavarsky.
(c) Fanny.
(d) Mamie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Flora's father tell Reb Lippe about Shaya when they leave for America?

2. How does Jake feel the first time he sees Gitl in the United States?

3. Why won't Shaya say the "Words of the Law" when the Talmudists ask him?

4. How does Mrs. Kohan feel about Rouvke marrying Hanele?

5. What type of Yiddish does Jake speak?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Jake feel at his divorce hearing?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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