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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. What does Mrs. Zlate Lipman's cousin do for a living?

2. How does Goldy describe her wedding during the ceremony?

3. Where are Basse and Reb Avrom from?

4. What reminds Tatyana of Dalsky after he moves out?

5. What does Dalsky say the factory has done to Boris?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tatyana write in a note to Boris?

2. How do the Lipmans treat the Avroms?

3. What is Tatyana's life like without Boris?

4. How does Goldy feel after eating dinner at her wedding?

5. How does David explain his higher wage at the Lipmans' shop?

6. At the beginning of "A Sweatshop Romance," what is Beile's relationship with Heyman like?

7. How does Dalsky fit in in Boris and Tatyana's house?

8. What is the Lipmans' shop like?

9. How does Tatyana compare Boris and Dalsky?

10. What is Goldy and Nathan's apartment like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast at least two protagonists from this collection of stories. Explain why you think they are similar and different, using the book to support your place.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe how greed is a theme found in several of these stories. Why do you think Cahan chose to talk about greed? How do the stories treat the theme of greed?

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