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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Cabalist of East Broadway," who buries the main character?
(a) His father.
(b) His son.
(c) His wife.
(d) His sweetheart.

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

3. Where does "The Psychic Journey" take Morris?
(a) Paris.
(b) Israel.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Poland.

4. In "Something Is There," what stops the rabbi's skepticism?
(a) Seeing the moon.
(b) Talking to his brother.
(c) Watching a man die.
(d) Hearing about the war.

5. In "The Joke," how does Bendel get in contact with the person he wants to correspond with?
(a) He agrees to publish one of his books.
(b) He offers him money.
(c) He insults him.
(d) He has his wife write him.

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

7. In "A Dance and a Hop," what kind of business do the sisters run?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A cooper shop.
(c) A chandler.
(d) A mercantile.

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

9. In "The Admirer," how does Elizabeth describe her stepdaughter?
(a) A victim.
(b) A stranger.
(c) A burden.
(d) A blessing.

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

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

12. 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.

13. In "A Crown of Feathers," what kind of estate does Nesha live on?
(a) A Jewish synagogue estate.
(b) An old family estate.
(c) An overturned lord's estate.
(d) A Polish Prince's estate.

14. In "Brother Beetle," how does Dosha describe her lover?
(a) Pious.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Scary.
(d) Learned.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does "Brother Beetle" take place?

2. In "Powers," what do the delivery boy and the reporter both have an interest in?

3. Who takes Morris on "The Psychic Journey"?

4. In "The Betrayer of Israel," how many children does Koppel have?

5. In "The Power of Darkness," what is driving Henia?

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