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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Betrayer of Israel," what does Koppel peddle?
(a) Old clothes.
(b) Religious artifacts.
(c) Spices.
(d) Liquor.

2. In "Powers," what kind of women does the man say he thinks about often?
(a) Dead ones.
(b) Young ones.
(c) Haunted ones.
(d) Famous ones.

3. In "A Tale of Two Sisters," what does Dora ask the narrator for help with?
(a) Finding her sister.
(b) Getting out of the country.
(c) Finding a doctor.
(d) Making some money.

4. In "Powers," how was a woman saved from suicide?
(a) Someone killed her instead.
(b) The reporter married her and watched over her.
(c) The man willed her to never have those thoughts again.
(d) Someone caught her and put her in an asylum.

5. In "A Crown of Feathers," who arranges suitors for Akhsa?
(a) The match maker.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) The rabbi.

6. In "The Yearning Heifer," why does Bessie say the cow is wailing?
(a) It has a disease.
(b) It is being weaned.
(c) It needs a bull.
(d) It is giving birth.

7. In "The Betrayer of Israel," to whom does Koppel compare himself?
(a) Moses.
(b) Elisha.
(c) King Solomon.
(d) King David.

8. In "The Power of Darkness," why do people think Henia wants to die?
(a) So her husband can marry her sister.
(b) So she can be with her dead lover.
(c) So she can hide from her reputation.
(d) So she will finally know the truth.

9. In "The Psychic Journey," what is Morris's occupation?
(a) Professor.
(b) Editor.
(c) Publisher.
(d) Writer.

10. In "The Admirer," what disease does Elizabeth's stepdaughter have?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Syphilis.
(d) Consumption.

11. In "The Manuscript," what does Shibtah say her husband accomplished?
(a) Wrote a great book.
(b) Painted a masterpiece.
(c) Saved lives.
(d) Wooed her.

12. In "A Day in Coney Island," in what language does the narrator write for his job?
(a) Polish.
(b) Latin.
(c) Hebrew.
(d) Yiddish.

13. In "Passions," what does Jonathan have a passion for?
(a) Animals.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Farming.
(d) Literature.

14. What does the rabbi say at the end of "Something Is There"?
(a) What can be done?
(b) Where is my part?
(c) Something is there.
(d) I need help.

15. In "Passions," what does Zekele build when he loses the bet?
(a) A synagogue for the city.
(b) A study center.
(c) A shed for his cow.
(d) A barn for Jonathan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Grandfather and Grandson," what was Mordecai's wife's name?

2. In "The Joke," where does Bendel live?

3. In "The Admirer," what disease does Elizabeth have?

4. In "Brother Beetle," who gives the beetle the second chance?

5. In "Old Love," where do Harry's grandchildren live?

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