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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Gimpel live in "Gimpel the Fool"?
(a) Russia.
(b) Austria.
(c) Germany.
(d) Poland.

2. In "The Séance," from whom does Zorach escape?
(a) The police.
(b) The Jews.
(c) The insurgents.
(d) The Nazis.

3. In "The Last Demon," what kind of feet does the imp have?
(a) Chicken feet.
(b) Pheasant feet.
(c) Good feet.
(d) Duck feet.

4. In "Henne Fire," what does Hennerly's nickname mean?
(a) Fire from Hell.
(b) Damaging woman.
(c) Smoke and damnation.
(d) Loud and hated.

5. In "Gimpel the Fool," why does Gimpel pretend to believe the lies of his school mates?
(a) To avoid getting beat up.
(b) To get a chance to tell his own lies.
(c) To be their friend.
(d) To not have to talk.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Little Shoemakers," how did Abba learn to be a shoemaker?

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

3. In "Joy," what is Bainish's wife expecting him to do?

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

5. What does "The Gentleman from Cracow" do when he arrives in Frampol?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Meir become the Slaughterer?

2. Why does Liebe in "The Dead Fiddler" never marry?

3. Why does the desk clerk in "Alone get angry with the narrator?

4. What does Zorach say about death at the end of "The Séance"?

5. How and why is Liesel punished in "The Destruction of Kreshev"?

6. How did Esther in "The Cafeteria" die?

7. In "The Letter Writer," how was Herman saved?

8. In "Short Friday," how does Shmul get to Paradise?

9. In "The Cafeteria," how does Aaron first meet Esther?

10. In "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," what does Yentl do after her father's death?

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