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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Providential Match," who comes up with the nickname "Arbel"?
(a) Townspeople.
(b) A mayor.
(c) A banker.
(d) Pirates.

2. Why does Fieve write to Peretz on behalf of Rouvke?
(a) He writes better than Rouvke.
(b) He believes Rouvke likes Hanele.
(c) He wants Rouvke to borrow money from Peretz.
(d) He wants Rouvke to help Peretz with money.

3. What does Rouvke want to do instead of being a peddler?
(a) Open his own store.
(b) Move back home.
(c) Study the law.
(d) Write his own newspaper.

4. Where does Jake hope to bring his wife and son?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) Canada.
(d) Florida.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many daughters does Peretz have?

2. Why does Fanny find a new job in "A Paterfamilias"?

3. Where does Rouvke meet with Fieve again in the United States?

4. How does Reb Tzalel feel about Shaya coming to America?

5. Why does Reb Tzalel feel Shaya is becoming an atheist?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rouvke's life like when he first moves to the United States?

2. How do Rouvke's old townspeople feel about him?

3. How does Reb Tzalel feel about Shaya after he spends time in the United States?

4. How does Rouvke feel about American women?

5. Why does Mamie want Jake to go to Philadelphia?

6. What does Jake say he did when he came to the United States?

7. What does Hanele tell Rouvke about her trip to the United States?

8. What is Flora's father's first impression of Pravly when he returns there in Chapter Three of "The Imported Bridegroom"?

9. How does Jake feel when he first sees his wife and son in the United States?

10. What happens when Reb Lippe auctions off sections of the Pentaleuch to read?

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