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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Little Shoemakers," how did Abba learn to be a shoemaker?
(a) His father taught him.
(b) He read books about it.
(c) He became an apprentice.
(d) He saw the process in a dream.

2. In "Zeidel the Pope," how old is Zeidel when he becomes a rabbi?
(a) 57.
(b) 47.
(c) 27.
(d) 37.

3. In "Henne Fire," where did Hennerly get her nickname?
(a) From the townspeople who hated her.
(b) From some mean kids at school.
(c) From her husband.
(d) From her parents.

4. In "Short Friday," why is Shmul poor?
(a) He keeps moving.
(b) He has a bad reputation.
(c) He is too charitable.
(d) He is not good at his job.

5. What is the occupation of "The Gentleman from Cracow"?
(a) Writer.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Rabbi.
(d) Doctor.

6. In "Zeidel the Pope," how does Zeidel lose his bag of coins?
(a) A thief takes it.
(b) He donates it to charity.
(c) It is used to pay rent.
(d) He misplaces it.

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

8. In "The Dead Fiddler," where do the orbs of light leave Liebe's body?
(a) Her nostrils.
(b) Her mouth.
(c) Her ears.
(d) Her fingers.

9. In "The Dead Fiddler," what does the fiddler demand at night?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Sex.
(c) Money.
(d) Liquor.

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

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

12. In "Joy," what motivates Bainish to keep doing good works?
(a) A dream that was more like a vision.
(b) Seeing his daughter's ghost.
(c) The death of his cousin.
(d) His wife declaring she wants a divorce.

13. In "The Spinoza of Market Street," whom did Nahum like to study?
(a) Spinoza.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Archimedes.

14. In "The Letter Writer," what is Herman's occupation?
(a) Reporter.
(b) Typesetter.
(c) Editor.
(d) Advertiser.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Henne Fire," to what is Hennerly compared?

2. In "The Séance," what does Zorach like to write?

3. In "Tiabel and Her Demon," why does Nissan leave his wife?

4. In "Zeidel the Pope," what is Zeidel's greatest pleasure?

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

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