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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Séance," where does Zorach go after leaving Paris?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Los Angeles.

2. In "The Dead Fiddler," what is a dybukk?
(a) A demon.
(b) A spiritual medium.
(c) An animal spirit.
(d) A disembodied spirit.

3. In "The Letter Writer," how did Herman's family die?
(a) In an attack and robbery.
(b) In a plague epidemic.
(c) In a house fire.
(d) In the Holocaust.

4. At the end of "The Spinoza of Market Street," for what does Nahum ask forgiveness?
(a) Becoming greedy.
(b) Becoming a fool.
(c) Abandoning his mission.
(d) Falling in love.

5. In "Gimpel the Fool," why does Gimpel pretend to believe the lies of his school mates?
(a) To avoid getting beat up.
(b) To not have to talk.
(c) To be their friend.
(d) To get a chance to tell his own lies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Alone," where does the narrator's wife live?

2. In "Gimpel the Fool," how many children does Elka have?

3. In "Short Friday," where does Shmul end up in the end?

4. In "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," how is Yentl described?

5. In "The Spinoza of Market Street," what is Nahum a doctor of?

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