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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 was the name of Gluckel's father?

2. Under whose rule did the Jews settle in Altona?

3. How old was Mata when she died?

4. In what language were the diaries originally written?

5. Who was the ninth of Joseph Hameln's children?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who were the youngest of Joseph Hameln's children?

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

4. Who attended Gluckel's wedding? How were they transported?

5. What did Gluckel write by way of introduction to the memoirs in Book I? Whom did she address?

6. Where did Gluckel's early years take place, according to the Introduction?

7. Who was Lob Pinkerle? Describe this individual.

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

9. What does the Introduction say about Gluckel's achievements as a woman?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To whom was Gluckel betrothed as a child? How old was she when the betrothal took place? How old was she when she married?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Gluckel's use of parable in her memoirs. What is a parable and what examples are there in the text? What is the moral of each?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of grief and death in The Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln. What symbolism and imagery does the author use to support these themes?

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