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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. What part of the entrance exam does the son initially fail in High School.

2. How was Paysi's birth father related to his adopted father?

3. How does the Diamond dealer regard his ability to sell diamond?

4. What does the diamond dealer try to sell to the commercial traveler at the end of the Hard Luck?

5. What does The Man from Buenos Aires hope to find in his hometown?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Motek describe his line of work?

3. How did Rayzl's birth mother die?

4. Describe the appearance of Yoyl Tashker.

5. 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?

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

7. How was Motek able to emigrate to Buenos Aires?

8. How does the narrator of High School describe his wife?

9. What reasons does Moshke give for needing money?

10. How does Moshke like to celebrate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Aleichem utilize the literary technique of periphrasis throughout the novel to create believable narrators? How does this inclusion of periphrasis affect the pacing and tone of the stories?

Essay Topic 2

What type of dramatic or narrative structure does Aleichem utilize in "Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories"? How is this structure unique and how does it contribute to the establishment of themes?

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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