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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Berko do for a living?
(a) He makes vinegar.
(b) He is a mason.
(c) He is a tailor.
(d) He is a cantor.

2. What convinces the Jews of Bohopoli to become "poliakovs" or people work for the railroad?
(a) They were anxious to be able to travel to St. Petersburg more easily.
(b) It was an easy way to make money.
(c) They were given a tax break.
(d) They were forced to work on the railroad by the army.

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

4. What does Yoyl Tashker do for a living?
(a) He is a government official.
(b) He is a moneylender and a landlord.
(c) He is a doctor.
(d) He owns a store.

5. How much money does Danielschik request so he can buy the beer hall and billiard parlor?
(a) One hundred ninety-six rubles.
(b) Four hundred sixty-two rubles.
(c) Five hundred forty-four rubles.
(d) Two hundred twenty-three rubles.

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

7. What does the diamond dealer do to the young man who returns his case?
(a) He gives him a one hundred ruble reward.
(b) He writes him a thank you letter.
(c) He gives him a kiss.
(d) He doesn't thank him, just takes the case.

8. How does the Diamond dealer regard his ability to sell diamond?
(a) He sees himself as a complete failure.
(b) He thinks he is in the "middle of the pack," as dealers go.
(c) He thinks he is efficient, but not particularly successful.
(d) He sees himself as an artist.

9. Where did the train accident happen in The MIracle of Hoshana Rabbah?
(a) Bershed.
(b) Sobolivke.
(c) Nemirov.
(d) Khashchevate.

10. How do most people prepare for the pogrom?
(a) The plan to attack before they are attacked.
(b) They hide.
(c) They offer bribes.
(d) The completely leave town.

11. What is Itsik short for?
(a) It is not an abhreviation of any name.
(b) Avrik-Itzl.
(c) Avrom-Yitzhok.
(d) Eisik.

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

13. How long had Moshke had insurance before the place burned down?
(a) One day.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two months.

14. What does the narrator and the Man from Buenos Aires drink for lunch?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Water.

15. What is the name of the rich man who dies in Fated for Misfortune?
(a) Danielchik.
(b) Nacuhmen.
(c) Menasche.
(d) Simon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Etke die?

2. What is the name of the boy, who Etke reads the book Sanine with?

3. Why doesn't the narrator in trouble at the end of Fated for Misfortune?

4. Why does the Man from Buenos Aires run away from home at a young age?

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

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