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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Joy," what is Bainish's wife expecting him to do?
(a) Believe in her innocence.
(b) Continue on in faith.
(c) Cure them of their bad fortune.
(d) Free his cousin.

2. What does "The Gentleman from Cracow" do when he arrives in Frampol?
(a) Calls for a feast.
(b) All of these.
(c) Gives coins to as many townspeople as he could.
(d) Buys cart loads of flour for the bakery.

3. In "Zeidel the Pope," to what religion does Zeidel convert?
(a) Hinduism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Agnosticism.
(d) Mormonism.

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

5. In The Slaughterer, why does Meir not become the next rabbi?
(a) Political dealings.
(b) He fell ill.
(c) He failed his test.
(d) There were questions of his virility.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Last Demon," which of these is NOT one of the fool-proof sins?

2. In "The Joke," how does Bendel get in contact with the person he wants to correspond with?

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

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

5. In "The Cafeteria," why does Esther approach Aaron?

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