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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In "Tiabel and Her Demon," how does Tiabel feel when she learns Alchanon died?
(a) Confused.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

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

4. In "Joy," what ceremony is Bainish avoiding?
(a) His son's wedding.
(b) His cousin's trial.
(c) His daughter's funeral.
(d) His wife's execution.

5. In "The Cafeteria," why does Esther approach Aaron?
(a) He looks familiar.
(b) He is attractive.
(c) She loves his books.
(d) She has been sent to give him a message.

6. In "Zeidel the Pope," what is Zeidel's greatest pleasure?
(a) Reading.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Painting.
(d) Singing.

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

8. In "A Friend of Kafka," how does Kohn impress others?
(a) With his intelligence.
(b) With his magic tricks.
(c) With his poems.
(d) With his stories.

9. In "Joy," what is Bainish's occupation?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Rabbi.
(d) Baker.

10. In "The Unseen," what is Shifra's occupation?
(a) Matchmaker.
(b) Florist.
(c) Prostitute.
(d) Maid.

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

12. In The Little Shoemakers," where does Abba's eldest son move?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Australia.

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

14. In "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," how is Yentl described?
(a) Authoritative.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sweet mannered.
(d) Mannish.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Last Demon," what do the residents hardly know about?

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

4. In "Zeidel the Pope," to what religion does Zeidel convert?

5. In "The Destruction of Kreshev,"of what is Shloimele a secret member?

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