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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Noyach Tonkonog able to read a telegram about the upcoming pogrom?
(a) He owns a printshop and is connected to officials.
(b) He does not reveal how he sees the telegram.
(c) He accidentily sees it while making deliveries.
(d) He has a close friend who is a Christian that gives it to him.

2. What language does Paysi learn as a youth in addition to his own?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

3. What part of the entrance exam does the son initially fail in High School.
(a) Mathematics.
(b) History.
(c) Language.
(d) Science.

4. How does the Priest treat Berko after the train stops?
(a) He shouts curses at him.
(b) He completely ignores him.
(c) He punches him.
(d) He shakes hands with him.

5. How does the train eventually stop?
(a) It runs out of fuel.
(b) It runs off track and crashes.
(c) It loses momentum climbing a steep hill.
(d) Train engineers manage to put something on the tracks to stop it.

6. What type of coat does the narrator wear in High School?
(a) Lambskin.
(b) He wears no coat, only a heavy sweater.
(c) Mink.
(d) Skunk-fur.

7. In the game of Sixty-six, what is trump?
(a) Spades.
(b) Hearts.
(c) Clubs.
(d) Diamonds.

8. Which city reports a cholera epidemic in the newspaper in A Game of Sixty-Six?
(a) Odessa.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Kiev.
(d) St. Petersburg.

9. What relief fund does Yoyl have to contribute to when he loses a bet?
(a) The local orphanage.
(b) The local emigration fund.
(c) The Drozhne relief fund.
(d) The Avelikz education fund.

10. Why does the thief claim to have no luck?
(a) He can never find things to steal.
(b) He can never sell his stolen goods.
(c) He always gets caught.
(d) He cannot support his family.

11. Where does Moshke claim to be when his store burns down?
(a) On business in Odessa.
(b) At his nieces's engagement party.
(c) At his nephew's bar mitzvah.
(d) At home taking a nap.

12. Why does the Man from Buenos Aires run away from home at a young age?
(a) To avoid getting drafted into the army.
(b) To follow the love of his life.
(c) To start his career as a performer.
(d) To escape his abusive step-father.

13. Why is Dovid taken to jail instead of Moyshe-Nachman?
(a) Dovid confesses.
(b) Moyshe-Nachman bribes the police officers.
(c) The police take a disliking to Dovid.
(d) They had switched identities.

14. Why does Aharon's business fall apart?
(a) He suffers anxiety about his son and is unable to work.
(b) He has spent all his money on bribes for his son.
(c) He is robbed.
(d) His wife moves to Poland with the son and leaves him shorthanded.

15. Which is NOT one of the names that the priest mistakes for Berko's name for in The Miracle of Hoshanah Rabbah?
(a) Itzko.
(b) Liebko.
(c) Dezko.
(d) Moshko.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kompanyevitch's profession?

2. How much money does Danielschik request for his ticket to America?

3. How does Aharon's wife react when her son leaves school?

4. What does Dovid do for a living for Brodky?

5. Before her adoption, how is the girl Rayzl related to her adopted father?

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