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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Getl not want to ride in a carriage in the United States?
(a) It frightens her.
(b) It is the Sabbath.
(c) She thinks that women aren't allowed.
(d) There's not enough room for her son.

2. How many daughters does Peretz have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

3. Who tells Gitl about Jake's relationship with Mamie?
(a) Fanny.
(b) Mamie.
(c) Mr. Bernstein.
(d) Mrs. Kavarsky.

4. What is Rouvke's first job in America?
(a) A cobbler.
(b) A factory worker.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A peddler.

5. What does Feive threaten to do to Gospodin?
(a) Call the police.
(b) Call Peretz.
(c) Call the captain of the boat.
(d) Call the newspaper.

6. What does Jake do when he realizes he can't remember his prayers?
(a) He goes to a religious service.
(b) He makes up his own prayers.
(c) He borrows a prayer book.
(d) He skips praying.

7. Why does Reb Tzalel feel Shaya is becoming an atheist?
(a) He was kissing a girl.
(b) He was smoking a cigarette.
(c) He was reading Dickens.
(d) He was speaking fluent English.

8. Why does Shaya ask Flora for help with his English?
(a) Because he wants to get to know her better.
(b) Because people can't understand him.
(c) Because his tutor quit.
(d) Because she knows the current slang.

9. How much money does Rouvke save by the time he is 25?
(a) Three thousand dollars.
(b) Two thousand dollars.
(c) One thousand dollars.
(d) Four thousand dollars.

10. What does Flora hope her future husband will do for a living?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A cobbler.
(d) A writer.

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

12. What does Rouvke threaten to do to Gospodin?
(a) Beat him up.
(b) Kidnap Hanele.
(c) Steal his money.
(d) Call the police.

13. How does Flora's father want to fix her wedding to Shaya?
(a) With a Jewish ceremony.
(b) With prayer.
(c) With a celebration party.
(d) With a divorce.

14. In "Jake and Yekl," how does Jake plan on spending his pay?
(a) Taking Fanny out.
(b) New clothes.
(c) Tickets to New York.
(d) A car.

15. In "The New York Ghetto," why does Joe want Jake to talk to Mamie?
(a) To convince her to dance.
(b) To tease her.
(c) To find out where she is from.
(d) To ask her out.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes Flora agree to become Shaya's sweetheart?

3. What does Shaya secretly study after learning English?

4. What does Flora's father tell Reb Lippe about Shaya when they leave for America?

5. What worries Flora most about marrying Shaya?

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