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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. Who takes Morris on "The Psychic Journey"?
(a) Martha.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Marra.
(d) Mary.

2. In "Passions," what does Zekele build when he loses the bet?
(a) A shed for his cow.
(b) A barn for Jonathan.
(c) A synagogue for the city.
(d) A study center.

3. In "A Crown of Feathers," what kind of estate does Nesha live on?
(a) A Polish Prince's estate.
(b) An overturned lord's estate.
(c) An old family estate.
(d) A Jewish synagogue estate.

4. In "Three Encounters," what kind of work does the narrator's brother do?
(a) Religious.
(b) Military.
(c) Political.
(d) Literary.

5. In "The Admirer," what disease does Elizabeth have?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Syphilis.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Joke," where does Walden die?

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

3. Where does "A Crown of Feathers" take place?

4. In "A Tale of Two Sisters," what is the name of the narrator's wife?

5. In "Passions," what does Jonathan have a passion for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Theresa from "A Quotation from Klopstock" dies?

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

5. In "The Psychic Journey," what happens to Margaret after the journey?

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

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

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

9. What does Joel from "The Cabalist of East Broadway" refuse to do?

10. In "The Power of Darkness," what does Henia do after her death?

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