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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rouvke fear ladies do to men who can't read the newspaper?
(a) They don't take them seriously.
(b) They sneer.
(c) They ignore them.
(d) They spit on them.

2. How does Flora's father convince Shaya to marry Flora?
(a) With money.
(b) With her photograph.
(c) With a threat.
(d) With a Bible passage.

3. Where does Flora's father accuse Shaya of eating pork?
(a) In synagogue.
(b) At a restaurant.
(c) At home.
(d) In church.

4. How does Mr. Bernstein describe America?
(a) Wealthy.
(b) Troubled.
(c) Educated.
(d) Poor.

5. How does Flora's father feel about her reading novels?
(a) It frustrates him.
(b) It confuses him.
(c) It makes him proud.
(d) It angers him.

6. How does Jake feel the first time he sees Gitl in the United States?
(a) He is ashamed of her.
(b) Hei s overcome with love.
(c) He is angry at her.
(d) He is confused.

7. What language does Jake disapprove of Getl speaking?
(a) Russian.
(b) German.
(c) English.
(d) Yiddish.

8. What does Mrs. Kavarsky tell Gitl will happen to Jake if he cheats?
(a) He will be deported from the United States.
(b) He will be kicked out of the apartment.
(c) He will be fined.
(d) He will go to jail.

9. Why does Getl get a kerchief?
(a) To give it to Jake.
(b) To cover her lap.
(c) To replace her wig.
(d) To dry her tears.

10. What makes Flora agree to become Shaya's sweetheart?
(a) He begins reading gentile books.
(b) He promises to remain faithful.
(c) He says he will study medicine.
(d) Her father offers her money.

11. What does Flora say to Shaya the first time he kisses her?
(a) To never do it again.
(b) To please do it again.
(c) To never tell her father.
(d) To leave.

12. How does Getl feel the first time she tries on a corset?
(a) Pleased and excited.
(b) Displeased and embarrassed.
(c) Pleased, but embarrassed.
(d) Displeased, but excited.

13. What does Shaya secretly study after learning English?
(a) Geometry.
(b) Algebra.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Biology.

14. How does Flora feel when she first meets Shaya?
(a) She hates him.
(b) She is curious about his past.
(c) She is embarrassed.
(d) She wants him to leave.

15. What type of Yiddish does Jake speak?
(a) Traditional.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York.
(d) Hebrew.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Rouvke save by the time he is 25?

2. What name does Jake give Yossele in the United States?

3. Where does Flora go when she runs away in Chapter Ten of "The Imported Bridegroom"?

4. Who does Rouvke say he feels like when he sees Hanele in the United States for the first time?

5. What does Mrs. Kavarsky insist Jake buy for Getl?

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