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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. Why does Fanny find a new job in "A Paterfamilias"?

2. What does Feive do for a living?

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

4. How does Jake respond when Fanny asks him about dance class?

5. What does Flora hope her future husband will do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Bernstein upset Gitl?

2. How does Rouvke feel about American women?

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

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

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

6. How do Flora and her father disagree over her marriage prospects?

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

8. Why is Flora disappointed at the end of "The Imported Bridegroom"?

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

10. How does Jake feel at his divorce hearing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author use foreshadowing through this collection of stories? How is the use of foreshadowing effective? When is it not used effectively? Give examples of the author's effectiveness or lack thereof, citing the book.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the theme of Jewish identity throughout these stories. How does Jewish identity stay the same? Does it change? If so, how?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author use irony to send a message in this collection of stories?

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