2. In The Automatic Exemption where does the tall bearded Jew currently reside?
(a) Mazapaevke.
(b) Kaminka.
(c) Vortolivke.
(d) Mezritch.

3. Where does Aharon's son move so he can attend school?
(a) Latvia.
(b) Siberia.
(c) Poland.
(d) Germany.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Man from Buenos Aires show the narrator to prove his wealth?

2. What does the narrator and the Man from Buenos Aires drink for lunch?

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

4. How did Etke die?

5. In the game of Sixty-six, what is trump?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the appearance of Danielchik.

2. As mentioned in the Slowpoke Express, what does the narrator consider a fact?

3. In The Automatic Exemption, when the father visits lawyers in Yehupetz and explains his predicament to them, why are they unable to give him advice?

4. How does the Diamond Dealer describe the thief?

5. How does Motek describe his line of work?

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

7. What reasons does Moshke give for needing money?

8. Why does Moyshe-Nachman have to support Dovid's family in Go Climb a Tree?

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

10. Describe the appearance of Motek.

(see the answer keys)

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