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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of Gluckel's children were still living at home when her first husband died?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

2. Who was the fifth of Joseph Hameln's children?
(a) Yenta.
(b) Reb Samuel.
(c) Moses.
(d) Reb Isaac.

3. What was the name of Gluckel's mother?
(a) Helga.
(b) Ulk.
(c) Bela.
(d) Hannah.

4. How old was Mata when she died?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

5. For how long did Gluckel remain sick following her betrothal to her second husband?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two weeks
(d) Three weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What son was Gluckel nursing when she and Chayim visited his parents in Book IV?

2. Who did Gluckel ask to check her figures for auction so her values were not set too low or too high in Book V?

3. What did Gluckel find to be a "dull, shabby hole" in Book II?

4. Who was recommended to Chayim as a Talmud scholar to arbitrate for him in Hildesheim?

5. When did Gluckel's family return to Hameln?

(see the answer key)

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