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The Keeping Quilt

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  • Who is Anna?
    She is Patricia's great-grandma.
  • Why does Anna's mother start the tradition of the Keeping Quilt?
    She wants to make a quilt to help remember her family in backhome Russia.
  • What was different about Carle's wedding?
    It was the first time they had bread./It was the first time men and women celebrated together.
  • What is the meaning of salt in the wedding?
    It mean their love will always have flavor/full of fun.
  • What do all the daughters do with the Keeping Quilt?
    They all used it as a wedding huppa./They all pass it to their daughters.
  • What was different about Patricia's wedding?
    Men and women celebrated and danced together./She had a sprinkle of grape juice in her bouquet.
  • What things are on the Keeping Quilt? (hint: your paragraph quiz)
    There are things made from old clothes of family members.
  • Name a tradition of Patricia's family.
    They pass on the Keeping Quilt to their daughters./They use the Keeping Quilt as a wedding huppa/to wrap babies/as tablecloth/as a blanket.
  • Name two things the Keeping Quilt is used as.
    It is used as a wedding huppa/picnic blanket/tablecloth for Sabbath/blanket/blanket to wrap babies.
  • Name all the daughters in order. (hint:5)
    Anna, Carle, Mary Ellen, Patricia, Tracie Denise
  • What was different about Mary Ellen's wedding?
    The bride wore a suit./It was the first time non-Jewish friends came.
  • Why is the Keeping Quilt important to Patricia's family?
    It keeps all the memories and stories alive. They use the quilt to keep telling stories of their family.
  • What does the bread mean in the wedding?
    It means they will never know hunger or never be hungry.
  • Whose family is the story about?
    The story is about Patricia, the author's, family.
  • Where is Anna's family from and where did they move to?
    They are from Russia and moved to New York City, America.
  • What does the flowers mean in the wedding?
    It means love.
  • What is the border of the Keeping Quilt made out of?
    Anna's old dress and babushka.
  • What is the meaning of "a sprinkle of grape juice in her bouquet"?
    It means they will always have laughter.
  • What is the meaning of gold in the wedding?
    It means they will never know poverty or always have wealth.
  • Name something all the daughters had in their weddings.
    They all used the Keeping Quilt as a wedding huppa./They all had flower, gold, and salt.
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