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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue: "The Woman on Hester Street" and Part One: Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does the novel's prologue begin?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1960.

2. What job does Gertie take after dropping out of college?
(a) Typist at a medical office.
(b) Cook at a restaurant.
(c) Teller at a bank.
(d) Receptionist at a law firm.

3. What action does Benny recommend that Simon take after watching him on Simon's first night working at the bar?
(a) He recommends that Simon take cooking lessons.
(b) He recommends that Simon grow a beard.
(c) He recommends that Simon take ballet lessons.
(d) He recommends that Simon get his driver's license.

4. What does Klara do with the lacquered box once Gertie appears furious at its absence?
(a) She sneaks it back into her mother's drawer.
(b) She buries it in a vacant lot.
(c) She burns it.
(d) She hides it in the attic.

5. What kind of job does Simon find when he and Klara arrive in San Francisco?
(a) Cook.
(b) Valet.
(c) Bouncer.
(d) Go-go dancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Gold children reach the fortune teller's door, Varya is surprised because she had thought that magic would be what?

2. What is the name of the policeman who roughs up Simon outside of the police station?

3. Whom does Gertie coddle the most out of all of her children?

4. What years are covered in Part One, Chapter One, when Simon's story is focused upon?

5. What is the name of the Gold siblings' paternal grandfather?

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