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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Jake describe his wife?
(a) Kindly.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Indifferently.
(d) He never thinks of her.
2. In what sport is Jake most interested?
(a) Polo.
(b) Rowing.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Boxing.
3. In "Jake and Yekl," how long has it been since Jake last saw his parents?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Four years.
4. Where does Rouvke learn to read and write in English?
(a) From a friend.
(b) An American high school.
(c) Night school.
(d) From reading newspapers.
5. Why does Getl get a kerchief?
(a) To dry her tears.
(b) To replace her wig.
(c) To give it to Jake.
(d) To cover her lap.
6. Why does Yossele kick Jake after arriving in the United States?
(a) For not sending him money.
(b) For leaving in the first place.
(c) For not bringing him over sooner.
(d) For not hugging his mom.
7. Why does Reb Tzalel feel Shaya is becoming an atheist?
(a) He was kissing a girl.
(b) He was speaking fluent English.
(c) He was reading Dickens.
(d) He was smoking a cigarette.
8. What does Shaya secretly study after learning English?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Geometry.
(d) Biology.
9. Where does Rouvke meet with Fieve again in the United States?
(a) At a train station.
(b) In the street.
(c) At synagogue.
(d) At the market.
10. In "Jake and Yekl," how does Jake plan on spending his pay?
(a) A car.
(b) Tickets to New York.
(c) Taking Fanny out.
(d) New clothes.
11. How does Mr. Bernstein describe America?
(a) Troubled.
(b) Educated.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Poor.
12. How does Flora feel when she first meets Shaya?
(a) She wants him to leave.
(b) She hates him.
(c) She is embarrassed.
(d) She is curious about his past.
13. What worries Flora most about marrying Shaya?
(a) He isn't tall enough.
(b) He may become a rabbi.
(c) He may never learn English.
(d) He may go home.
14. 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.
15. Why does Getl not want to ride in a carriage in the United States?
(a) She thinks that women aren't allowed.
(b) There's not enough room for her son.
(c) It is the Sabbath.
(d) It frightens her.
Short Answer Questions
1. What upsets Flora's father about Pravly?
2. What does Rouvke threaten to do to Gospodin?
3. Where does Flora's father accuse Shaya of eating pork?
4. What does Flora's father decide to do after proposing marriage to Tamara?
5. How old is Flora in "The Imported Bridegroom"?
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