WorksheetsRose Cohen on the World Beyond her Immigrant Neighborhood Quiz
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 19mins
Where was Rose Cohen born?
Germany
Russia
Poland
United States
In what year did Rose Cohen immigrate to the United States?
1892
1880
1900
1918
What neighborhood did Rose Cohen live in after immigrating to the United States?
Queens
Harlem
Lower East Side
Brooklyn
What was Rose Cohen’s original name?
Ruth Cohen
Rebecca Golub
Rachel Cohen
Rahel Golub
What did Rose Cohen describe as the first step into the New World for a child?
Going to school
Getting married
Learning English
Finding work
What did Rose Cohen say held children back in the old environment?
Religion
Illiteracy
Poverty
Language barriers
What did Rose Cohen experience after catching a glimpse of the New World?
A revolution in her whole being
A sense of despair
A longing for her old village
A desire to return to Russia
What realization did Rose Cohen come to about the Old World and the New World?
The Old World was not all dull and the New not all glittering
The Old World was superior to the New
The New World was entirely better than the Old
The Old World was entirely worse than the New
What feeling did Rose Cohen have after returning from the hospital?
Excitement
Despondency
Joy
Relief
What did Rose Cohen notice about her home after her illness?
It had been renovated
It was unchanged
It felt brighter and more welcoming
It seemed smaller and dingier
What did Rose Cohen feel was present in every corner of her home?
Hopelessness
Happiness
Optimism
Comfort
What did Rose Cohen compare the men in the shop to?
Her father
Her brothers
Other men she had seen
Her classmates
What emotion did Rose Cohen feel toward the tailors in the shop?
Blinding dislike
Admiration
Indifference
Sympathy
What thought did Rose Cohen have about her future?
She would become a tailor
Surely this would not end here
She would return to Russia
She would stay in Cherry Street forever
What did Rose Cohen dream about while working in the shop?
Starting her own business
Becoming wealthy
Returning to Russia
The other life she had seen
What did Rose Cohen stop doing as she grew away from home?
Consulting her mother
Visiting friends
Working in the shop
Attending school
What did Rose Cohen’s mother notice about her behavior?
She was spending more time at home
She was working harder
She was becoming more obedient
She was slipping away little by little
What did Rose Cohen’s father do in response to her behavior?
Moved the family to a new neighborhood
Tightened the reins of authority
Encouraged her independence
Ignored her actions
What was Rose Cohen’s main thought during this time?
Of herself and the world outside of home and Cherry Street
Of helping her family
Of becoming a tailor
Of returning to Russia
What did Rose Cohen feel underneath her selfishness and perversity?
A desire to return to her old life
A sense of guilt
A wish to please her parents
A deep longing to see, to know, to understand
What book did Rose Cohen secretly decide to read?
The Old Testament
The Quran
The Torah
The New Testament
What did Rose Cohen believe about her ability to make decisions?
She should consult her siblings
She needed her parents’ approval
She was old enough to decide things for herself
She was too young to make decisions
What did Rose Cohen’s experience outside Cherry Street lead her to do?
Slip away from her family
Become more traditional
Move to another country
Work harder in the shop
What did Rose Cohen notice about the lamp in her home after her illness?
It was broken
It was replaced
It was brighter
It burned more dimly
What did Rose Cohen feel was present in every sound from the street?
Joy
Hopelessness
Excitement
Comfort
What did Rose Cohen feel about the years ahead of her?
They would be exciting
They would be unpredictable
They would be full of opportunity
They would always be the same
What did Rose Cohen feel about the class of tailors?
Indifference
Sympathy
Admiration
Blinding dislike
What was Rose Cohen’s main thought during this time?
Of helping her family
Of returning to Russia
Of becoming a tailor
Of herself and the world outside of home and Cherry Street
What did Rose Cohen feel underneath her selfishness and perversity?
A deep longing to see, to know, to understand
A desire to return to her old life
A sense of guilt
A wish to please her parents
What did Rose Cohen believe about her ability to make decisions?
She was too young to make decisions
She should consult her siblings
She needed her parents’ approval
She was old enough to decide things for herself
What did Rose Cohen notice about the lamp in her home after her illness?
It was replaced
It was brighter
It was broken
It burned more dimly
push factors
war, disease, famine
pull factors
abundant land, job opportunities, religious freedom
emigrant
a person who leaves a country
immigrant
a person who settles in a new country
nativist
a person who didn't want immigrants in their country
Which trend of the late 1800s correctly replaces the question make in this cause-and-effect diagram?
The number of immigrants from Europe declined
The government passed laissez-faire laws
People moved from rural to urban areas
Settlement houses lost federal funding
