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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 Something Is There, what does the rabbi become skeptical about?
(a) The existence of God.
(b) The New Testament.
(c) The good economy in America.
(d) The safety of the concentration camps.

2. In "The Joke," where does Walden die?
(a) In a bank robbery.
(b) In a car accident.
(c) In a plane crash.
(d) In an American hospital.

3. In "The Joke," where does Bendel live?
(a) Warsaw.
(b) Sussex.
(c) Berlin.
(d) New York.

4. In "Old Love," where do Harry's grandchildren live?
(a) Israel.
(b) England.
(c) Poland.
(d) Canada.

5. In "A Dance and a Hop," what do the sisters all have in common?
(a) They were molested.
(b) They are spinsters.
(c) They live in America.
(d) They have tuberculosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Quotation from Klopstock," how old is Theresa when Max has an affair with her?

2. In "A Quotation from Klopstock," who helps Max with Theresa's body?

3. In "The Joke," how does Bendel get in contact with the person he wants to correspond with?

4. In "Passions," who says Jonathan is the winner of the bet?

5. Where does "A Tale of Two Sisters" take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Manuscript," when does Shibtah find her husband cheating on her?

3. In "A Crown of Feathers," how does the second crown of feathers come to be?

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

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

6. What is the significance of the title of the short story called "Something Is There"?

7. In "The Yearning Heifer," why does the narrator say he knows how the yearning heifer felt?

8. In "A Day in Coney Island," what does the narrator do for a living?

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

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

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