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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. Who did Chayim ask to recommend a Talmud scholar to arbitrate for him in Hildesheim?

2. Which child did Gluckel have while Judah Berlin was in Danzig?

3. What was the name of Chayim Hameln's father?

4. What was the vocation of Gluckel's second husband?

5. Who traveled to England but stopped to prosper in Amsterdam in Book III?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Jacob stop along the route in Book III?

2. Whom did Chayim send an escort for Gluckel in Book III?

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

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

5. What different publications of the narrative are discussed in the Introduction?

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

7. What plague scare happened in Gluckel's family?

8. What does the Introduction say about the value of The Memoirs of Gluckel of Hameln as a historical artifact?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the process of betrothal and marriage in 17th Century Jewish society. What legalities were involved?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the voice and tense of the narrative. What are difference instances where Gluckel changed tense or voice and why? Define the terms in your answer.

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