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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Getl feel the first time she tries on a corset?

2. What worries Flora most about marrying Shaya?

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

4. In "Jake and Yekl," how does Jake plan on spending his pay?

5. Why does Fieve write to Peretz on behalf of Rouvke?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jake say he did when he came to the United States?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why do Fanny and Mamie have a conflict with each other?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the endings of several of these stories. What purpose does each ending serve? How does this collection ignore the idea of resolving a conflict, or having a happy ending? Why do you think the author did this?

Essay Topic 2

Explore how the workplace is used as setting in several of these stories. Consider the descriptions used and the impact of these settings.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the relationship of two sets of characters in these stories. Consider how they interact, how they speak to one another, and how their relationship affects the story.

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