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Q. How does Salzman acquaint Leo with potential matches at first?
He shows Leo photographs of the girls.
Salzman arranges a meeting with the girl's father.
Leo chooses cards from the magic barrel in Salzman's office.
A packet of cards outlining details about each girl.
Q. How can we tell Leo is upset?
He screams out of his window.
His beard becomes haggard.
He pounds his hands on the table until they bleed.
He gains a lot of weight.
Q. What does Leo want in a marriage?
A devout woman.
A woman who will raise his standing in the community.
He wants to be in love.
An impressive dowry.
Q. Why is Salzman dead set against Leo's insistence on meeting Stella?
Stella is Salzman's daughter.
Stella is wild like an animal, and is unfit to wed a rabbi.
Salzman is manipulating Leo for his own advancement in the community.
The dowry for Stella is far lower than that of the other girls.
Q. Why did Leo decide to train to become a rabbi?
because he did not love God.
To honor his father and mother.
Because he was enamored of God.
To redeem himself.