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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. In "The Dead Fiddler," where do the orbs of light leave Liebe's body?
(a) Her ears.
(b) Her nostrils.
(c) Her fingers.
(d) Her mouth.

2. In "The Dead Fiddler," how does Liebe's fiancé die?
(a) He is mugged and beaten to death.
(b) He hangs himself.
(c) He gets a venereal disease.
(d) He catches cold.

3. In The Little Shoemakers," what is Abba's wife's name?
(a) Pisha.
(b) Pesha.
(c) Pasha.
(d) Pusha.

4. In "The Spinoza of Market Street," what does Nahum think emotions cause?
(a) Disenchantment.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Dishonesty.
(d) Enlightenment.

5. In The Little Shoemakers," how many children does Abba have?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Dead Fiddler," what does the fiddler demand at night?

2. In "The Letter Writer," what is Herman interested in?

3. In "The Unseen," what is Shifra's occupation?

4. In "Tiabel and Her Demon," where does Nissan go after he deserts his wife?

5. In "The Séance," what is the name of Zorach's lover?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Last Demon," how is the imp revealed?

2. What does Nahum from "The Spinoza of Market Street" think makes him a fool?

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

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

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

6. For whom is a special tomb made in "The Gentleman from Cracow," and why?

7. What comforts Tiabel in "Tiabel and Her Demon"?

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

9. How did Hennerly in "Henne Fire" die?

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

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