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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 does David wonder about Beile's work?

2. Why does Goldy take time off of work a week before the wedding?

3. What type of wedding does Nathan want?

4. Why do Nathan and Goldy keep postponing their wedding?

5. Who does Nathan want to borrow money from after his wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Boris decide to take in a boarder?

2. How does Tatyana first show Boris her irritation with him?

3. What does Heyman do after Beile walks out on her job at the shop?

4. How does Tatyana compare Boris and Dalsky?

5. What is Goldy and Nathan's apartment like?

6. What is Tatyana's life like without Boris?

7. What do the workers in the Lipmans' shop argue about?

8. How does Beile respond to Mrs. Lipman's demand that she go to the store?

9. Why do Boris and Tatyana move to New York?

10. What type of wedding does Nathan want?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the relationship of two sets of characters in these stories. Consider how they interact, how they speak to one another, and how their relationship affects the story.

Essay Topic 2

Explore three symbols used in this collection. Define symbolism and discuss how it is used within this story. Compare and contrast how the symbols function in their own stories and include their purpose.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how education is a theme presented in several of the stories in this collection. Cite examples of the theme in a few stories. How is this theme important to each story? What does the theme of education add to the collection? What does it say about the author?

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