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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IX and X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Reb refuse to become a Rabbi?
(a) Because he says he hasn't the time for it.
(b) Because he does not want to make money.
(c) Because he thinks becoming a Rabbi would be selling out his religion.
(d) Because he is lazy.

2. What does Sara do when she finds out about the engagement?
(a) She ignores Berel.
(b) She throws herring at Berel.
(c) She slaps Berel.
(d) She yells at Berel.

3. Why does the relationship between Mashah and her first love fall apart?
(a) Mashah's family is too rich for her love's father to approve.
(b) Mashah's family does not accept that her love is true.
(c) Mashah's family is too poor for her love's father to approve.
(d) Mashah's family is skeptical of her love's true intentions.

4. What color is the dress Bessie puts on for her visitor?
(a) Pink.
(b) Purple.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

5. How much money does Zalmon pay Reb for Bessie's hand in marriage?
(a) Two hundred dollars.
(b) Five hundred dollars.
(c) Three hundred dollars.
(d) Fifty dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Sara money as she leaves home to go off on her own?

2. What treasured item does Sara's mother save for days when the family has visitors?

3. How much money does Berel Bernstein earn a week?

4. Why does Reb not want his eldest daughter to marry Berel?

5. What item does Sara go to fetch once Bessie's visitor arrives?

(see the answer key)

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