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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gluckel's father trade?
(a) Precious stones.
(b) Tea and spices.
(c) Salt.
(d) Clothing.

2. What was the vocation of Gluckel's second husband?
(a) Shopkeeper.
(b) Barber.
(c) Banker.
(d) Miller.

3. Who was the second eldest of Joseph Hameln's siblings?
(a) Moses.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Abraham.

4. Where did Gluckel's family go when the Jews were expelled from her hometown?
(a) Hanover.
(b) Altona.
(c) Danzig.
(d) Hameln.

5. Who did the widow of Sussmann Gans marry?
(a) Gans.
(b) Feibisch.
(c) Letz.
(d) Cleves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose fortune vanishes from lack of supervision in Book II?

2. Who does Gluckel write lived in Amsterdam with 20,000 Reichsthalers in Book III?

3. How old was Mata when she died?

4. Who was the fifth of Joseph Hameln's children?

5. After which holiday does Gluckel's family decide to leave Hamburg in Book III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does the Introduction give for Gluckel writing the memoirs?

2. Who was Yenta and to whom was she betrothed?

3. What examples did Gluckel give of her father taking in others into his home?

4. What dangerous situation did Chayim encounter while in business in Book III? How did this lead to business with Judah?

5. What value did jewels hold in the 17th Century? How did this affect Chayim's business?

6. Where did Gluckel stay after her wedding in Book II?

7. What happened after Gluckel's wedding in Book II? What was Gluckel's impression of Hameln?

8. Why did Gluckel's family leave Hamburg when she was young?

9. What did Gluckel write of "preaching" in Book I? Did she?

10. What were the families in Altona like? When and why did Gluckel's family return to Hamburg?

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