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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 Cafeteria," where does Aaron live?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) London.

2. In "Joy," what ceremony is Bainish avoiding?
(a) His daughter's funeral.
(b) His son's wedding.
(c) His cousin's trial.
(d) His wife's execution.

3. In The Slaughterer, why does Meir not become the next rabbi?
(a) He fell ill.
(b) There were questions of his virility.
(c) Political dealings.
(d) He failed his test.

4. In "Alone," where does the narrator live?
(a) A mansion.
(b) A hut.
(c) An apartment.
(d) A hotel.

5. In "The Dead Fiddler," what does the fiddler demand at night?
(a) Sex.
(b) Liquor.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Zeidel the Pope," how old is Zeidel when he becomes a rabbi?

2. In "Henne Fire," where did Hennerly get her nickname?

3. In "The Dead Fiddler," what is a dybukk?

4. In "Short Friday," where does Shmul end up in the end?

5. In "Tiabel and Her Demon," why does Nissan leave his wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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