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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. How many hours a night does Sara dedicate to her night school studies?
2. How many hours a night does Sara go to night school?
3. What is the first thing Reb sells in his newly purchased store?
4. How much money did Zalmon get from the lodges for his wife's death?
5. How much does Sara pay for her small room with a door?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mashah's behavior change when she falls in love with her young man?
2. Who is Muhmenkeh?
3. Why does Sara have trouble finding an apartment after running away from home?
4. Why does Moe Mirsky continuously exchange Mashah's diamonds for different ones?
5. How does Sara see Moe treating Mashah when she visits them after running away from home?
6. How does Bessie react to the news that Berel Bernstein will not marry her?
7. Why does Sara insist that she wants to work?
8. What happens to Sara when she cleans her apartment in Chapter 10?
9. What does Sara's first apartment look like?
10. For what reason does the man in the paper sell Reb his store for only four hundred dollars?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A sort of bridging occurs between the "Old World" and the "New World" outlooks of characters in Bread Givers. Reb is "Old World" and therefore very traditional. Sara and Hugo Seelig are much more modern and "New World". Write an essay detailing the differences between the more traditional and more modern characters in Bread Givers. Why are these characters this way? What makes them more traditional or more modern? In which instances do these characters clash because of their differences in personality? Explain your rationale by providing examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
All of the members of the Smolinsky family are close because of their living conditions early on in the story. Family ties exist throughout the novel and are made example of in certain situations. Write an essay exploring the idea of family ties. How are they important in Bread Givers? Which characters attempt to break their ties with the family? How do they try and break them? Why? Explain your rationale by providing examples from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
In Bread Givers, women are often portrayed as fragile, weak, or unintelligent. Shenah is a loving woman who tries her best but is often overshadowed by the authority of her husband. On multiple occasions, Reb mentions how women are simple or not as good as men. Write an essay explaining why women are perceived as being weak in the context of the story. Which male characters talk down to female characters in the story? How do the attitudes of some of the characters cripple what little courage some of the female characters posses? How is religion used to convey the idea that women are somehow weaker than men? Use examples from the book to support your writing.
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