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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. In "The New York Ghetto," what does Jake buy both Fanny and Mamie?

2. How does Flora's father feel about her reading novels?

3. What does Flora say to Shaya the first time he kisses her?

4. What does Arbel mean?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Fieve tell Rouvke about Hanele and her family after he moved to the United States?

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

5. How does Jake feel at his divorce hearing?

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

7. Why does Mamie want Jake to go to Philadelphia?

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

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

10. What is Rouvke's life like when he first moves to the United States?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select three titles from this collection and analyze the effectiveness and purpose of each title. Use examples of how it is effective by referring to the novel in your essay.

Essay Topic 2

Explore three symbols used in this collection. Define symbolism and discuss how it is used within this story. Compare and contrast how the symbols function in their own stories and include their purpose.

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of women as revealed in at least three of these stories? How does the role of women differ from today? How is it similar? Give examples from the book and today's culture in your essay.

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