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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "A Day in Coney Island," why does the narrator go to the cafeteria?
(a) To get a job.
(b) To scavenge food.
(c) To clean it up.
(d) To visit his girlfriend.

3. In "The Power of Darkness," what is driving Henia?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Numbness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Anger.

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

5. Where does "A Tale of Two Sisters" take place?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) Timbuktu.
(d) Rio De Janeiro.

6. In "Something Is There," where does the rabbi's brother live?
(a) Warsaw.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Liebland.
(d) Dublin.

7. In "The Yearning Heifer," what does the writer do when he goes for a walk on the farm?
(a) Kisses Sylvia.
(b) Picks some flowers.
(c) Pats the cow.
(d) Writes a column.

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

9. In "The Joke," where does Walden die?
(a) In a car accident.
(b) In an American hospital.
(c) In a plane crash.
(d) In a bank robbery.

10. In "Old Love," where does Harry live?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Key West.
(c) Tallahassee.
(d) Miami.

11. In "Old Love," where do Harry's grandchildren live?
(a) England.
(b) Poland.
(c) Israel.
(d) Canada.

12. In "Powers," what do the delivery boy and the reporter both have an interest in?
(a) The Jewish religion.
(b) The Holocaust.
(c) Electricity.
(d) The supernatural.

13. In "Grandfather and Grandson," what was Mordecai's wife's name?
(a) Balle.
(b) Berne.
(c) Beyl.
(d) Belle.

14. Where does "Brother Beetle" take place?
(a) Bethlehem.
(b) Galilee.
(c) Tel Aviv.
(d) Jerusalem.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does "A Crown of Feathers" take place?

2. In "A Dance and a Hop," what do the sisters all have in common?

3. In "The Psychic Journey," what does Margaret like to feed?

4. In "Three Encounters," what kind of work does the narrator's brother do?

5. In "A Quotation from Klopstock," how do people say Max squandered his talent?

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