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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. How is the thief able to take the case from the Diamond Dealer?

2. What does the diamond dealer do to the young man who returns his case?

3. What is Itsik short for?

4. Why was the son exempt from the draft in High School?

5. Why is Dovid taken to jail instead of Moyshe-Nachman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the 60-year-old man tell the narrator a long story about how someone was tricked out of money playing cards?

2. How does Berko celebrate his life after the train incident?

3. How does Danielchik treat others as a child?

4. What does the term "meeting the train" mean?

5. How does Moyshe-Nachman regard the affair of the arrest of his brother-in-law?

6. How does Moshke like to celebrate?

7. What reasons does Moshke give for needing money?

8. How does the Diamond Dealer describe the thief?

9. What does the 60-year-old man do to giveaway his skill at cards?

10. Why does the locomotive arrive with no train attached to it in The Wedding That Came Without Its Band?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories", much focus is given to the issues of right versus wrong. Using specific characters and situations, discuss how Aleichem highlights this dichotomy and specifically how the idea of right versus wrong relates to being piously religious or irreligious.

Essay Topic 2

How does Aleichem utilize the literary tool of metaphor to establish the theme of good versus evil throughout "Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories"?

Essay Topic 3

How does Aleichem use the literary tool of dialogue to introduce new characters and establish themes? Is he effective in its use, why or why not?

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