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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Berko think the train stopped?
(a) He assumes it was just a coincidence.
(b) He was fated to live another year.
(c) He thinks the power of the Priest's faith stopped it.
(d) He thinks it was purely due to his own genius.

2. How is Moshke alerted when his store burns down?
(a) He is given a telegram.
(b) A neighbor comes and finds him.
(c) He arrives home and sees the flames.
(d) His wife runs to tell him.

3. What is the name of The Man from Buenos Aires's hometown?
(a) Paris.
(b) Mitava.
(c) Ledvia.
(d) Soshmakin.

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

5. What does Dovid do for a living for Brodky?
(a) He runs a factory.
(b) He is an accountant.
(c) He is a gardener.
(d) He is a torah reader in the synagogue.

6. What does The Man from Buenos Aires hope to find in his hometown?
(a) A loyal dog.
(b) His childhood home.
(c) His missing brother.
(d) A wife.

7. What is the name of the cantor's daughter who committed suicide?
(a) Veda.
(b) Shoshana.
(c) Chaika.
(d) Ruth.

8. Why won't Yoyl terminate Kompanyevitch's lease even though he greatly dislikes him?
(a) Kompanyevitch pays on time.
(b) He likes having something to complain about.
(c) He has given his word as a gentleman not to.
(d) He is afraid Kompanyevitch would exact revenge on him.

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

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

11. 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 accidentily sees it while making deliveries.
(c) He has a close friend who is a Christian that gives it to him.
(d) He owns a printshop and is connected to officials.

12. What is the name of the person that Moshke has to pay to "keep his mouth shut?"
(a) Nachman.
(b) Yosef.
(c) Aharon.
(d) Dovid.

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

14. Why was the son exempt from the draft in High School?
(a) He is an only son.
(b) The father had already bribed the conscription officer.
(c) He was partly blind.
(d) He had a heart condition.

15. Which is NOT one of professions that Danielschik attempts to apprentice for?
(a) A tailer.
(b) A goldsmith.
(c) A carpenter.
(d) A watchmaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT one of the names that the priest mistakes for Berko's name for in The Miracle of Hoshanah Rabbah?

2. Why does Aharon's son get rid of his school hat?

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

4. Where are the Cossack in The Wedding That Came Without Its Band from?

5. Where does Aharon's son move so he can attend school?

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