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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 is Boris' initial reaction to Stern's plan?

2. Where does Leizer Lipman run his shop?

3. What floor is the apartment Nathan pays for on?

4. What does Mrs. Lipman show Basse and Reb Avrom when they arrive?

5. What does Heyman say about proposing marriage to Beile?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dalsky move out of Boris' apartment?

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

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

4. What happens when Goldy and Nathan leave their wedding?

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

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

7. Why does Nathan peddle?

8. How does David try to embarrass Mr. and Mrs. Lipman in front of their guests?

9. How does Beile respond to Mrs. Lipman's demand that she go to the store?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two or three stories that look at issues relating to a "generation gap." What problems does this gap cause? Is there a resolution? What would it take to resolve the gap?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast two of the stories from this collection.

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