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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 Tatyana decide not to return to Boris?

2. Why do Boris and Tatyana move to New York?

3. What is Dalsky studying?

4. When does Goldy tell Nathan that most people will send them wedding presents?

5. Why does Tatyana consider returning to Boris?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Boris and Tatyana move to New York?

2. How does Tatyana compare Boris and Dalsky?

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

4. How does Tatyana first show Boris her irritation with him?

5. What type of wedding does Nathan want?

6. Why does Boris decide to take in a boarder?

7. Why does Beile decide to not sue Heyman at the end of "A Sweatshop Romance".

8. What plan does Goldy come up with for her wedding?

9. How do the Lipmans treat the Avroms?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

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

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