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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 pranks do Feldman's cousin and she play together in Chapter 3?

2. Which book with a main character named Jo does Feldman like in Chapter 4?

3. What does Bubby buy for Feldman when she first gets her period?

4. Who is the principal of Feldman's school in Chapter 1?

5. What language does Feldman speak with her grandparents at home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Chaya generally treat Feldman's mother when she came to visit Feldman when Feldman was a child?

2. How do the summer camp counselors react when they find out Feldman and Golda are in the secluded field together, and why?

3. How does Feldman feel about her cousin Moshe coming to stay with her at Bubby and Zeidy's at first?

4. What is Bubby's family history?

5. What happens to a group of young men who rob a neighbor in Feldman's neighborhood in Chapter 4?

6. How does Feldman feel when her principal at Satmar school sends her home for breaking the modesty rules?

7. What happens to Feldman in Chapter 3 when she goes to get a snow cone one day?

8. Why does Feldman interview her mother on the eve of her own twenty-fourth birthday?

9. What does Feldman often find solace in, escaping her stifling life for a time, in Chapter 4?

10. Who took control of Feldman's life when her mother left her father for good, and how did this person treat Feldman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Feldman learn about both herself and the world around her after she begins writing about deeply personal issues on her anonymous blog towards the end of the memoir? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the most important factors in the matchmaking process in the Satmar community? Does Feldman seem to have any faith in the matchmaking process? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Feldman's cousin Moshe's attempted sexual assault of her in her grandparents' house change the way Feldman views her religion, her family, and men in general? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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