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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 "Grandfather and Grandson," what does Mordecai do every night at midnight?
(a) Says a prayer.
(b) Drinks some whiskey.
(c) Goes for a walk.
(d) Bakes bread.

2. In "A Tale of Two Sisters," why do the two sisters attack each other?
(a) They had flashbacks.
(b) They were practicing.
(c) They were sharing a husband.
(d) They were sick.

3. In "A Day in Coney Island," why does the narrator go to the cafeteria?
(a) To visit his girlfriend.
(b) To clean it up.
(c) To get a job.
(d) To scavenge food.

4. In "The Manuscript," what is Shibtah's occupation?
(a) Writer.
(b) Actor.
(c) Painter.
(d) Singer.

5. In "A Dance and a Hop," what kind of business do the sisters run?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A chandler.
(c) A cooper shop.
(d) A mercantile.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Admirer," where does the fan mail arrive?

2. What does the rabbi say at the end of "Something Is There"?

3. In "Something Is There," what stops the rabbi's skepticism?

4. In "The Betrayer of Israel," to whom does Koppel compare himself?

5. In "The Cabalist of East Broadway," where can the main character get retirement funds?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Power of Darkness," why is Henia so jealous?

2. In "Grandfather and Grandson," why is Mordecai so alone?

3. In "A Dance and a Hop," how does Rachel die.

4. In "The Joke," how did Bendel get Walden to correspond with him?

5. In the short story "The Betrayer of Israel," why is Koppel considered the betrayer?

6. In "The Admirer," for what does Elizabeth apologize?

7. In "Old Love," how does Mrs. Brokeles die?

8. In "Passions," why is Jonathan named the better scholar?

9. How does the narrator relate with the beetle?

10. In "Powers," what did the delivery boy do about the depressed woman?

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