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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 Destruction of Kreshev," what does Shloimele stop doing after his wedding?
(a) Praying.
(b) Eating.
(c) Studying.
(d) Making love.

2. In "Henne Fire," where did Hennerly get her nickname?
(a) From some mean kids at school.
(b) From her parents.
(c) From her husband.
(d) From the townspeople who hated her.

3. In The Little Shoemakers," where does Abba's eldest son move?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) Australia.
(d) France.

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

5. In "The Letter Writer," what language does Herman love best?
(a) German.
(b) Yiddish.
(c) Hebrew.
(d) Latin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Dead Fiddler," where do the orbs of light leave Liebe's body?

3. In "The Destruction of Kreshev," who causes the destruction of kreshev?

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

5. In "Tiabel and Her Demon," how often was Tiabel visited by an undisclosed man?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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 "A Friend of Kafka," how does Kohn say one can live forever?

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

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

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