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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. Who narrates "The Unseen"?
(a) Nathan.
(b) God.
(c) Roise.
(d) The Evil Spirit.

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

3. In "The Slaughterer," how does Meil die?
(a) He slits his wrist.
(b) He gets an infection.
(c) He falls into the river.
(d) He is stabbed.

4. In "Tiabel and Her Demon," why does Nissan leave his wife?
(a) Their three children die.
(b) She cheats on him.
(c) He cheats on her.
(d) She cannot get pregnant.

5. In "The Spinoza of Market Street," what is Nahum a doctor of?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Spirits.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Animals.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," what did Yentl's father study before he died?

3. In "Alone," where does the narrator live?

4. In "Joy," what motivates Bainish to keep doing good works?

5. In "The Letter Writer," what language does Herman love best?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Gimpel the Fool," what does Gimpel learn on his wife's deathbed?

3. Why does Meir become the Slaughterer?

4. In "A Friend of Kafka," what famous people does Kohn say he knows?

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

6. In "The Unseen," on what does Nathan blame his fall from grace?

7. In "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," what does Avigdor name his first child, and why?

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

9. In "Joy," what does Bainish talk about with Reb Abraham?

10. In "Alone," how did the desk clerk become a hunchback?

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