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

2. In "Zeidel the Pope," how old is Zeidel when he becomes a rabbi?
(a) 37.
(b) 57.
(c) 47.
(d) 27.

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

4. In "A Friend of Kafka," to what does Kohn compare life?
(a) The ocean.
(b) A magic chess.
(c) A chess game.
(d) A journey.

5. In "Short Friday," where does Shmul end up in the end?
(a) Hell.
(b) Purgatory.
(c) Paradise.
(d) The hereafter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Cafeteria," where does Aaron live?

2. In The Little Shoemakers," where does Abba's eldest son move?

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

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

5. In "The Last Demon," what do the residents hardly know about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Little Shoemakers," what happens when Abba gets to America?

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

4. In "Zeidlus the Pope," how does the devil claim the man's soul?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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