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

2. In "A Dance and a Hop," how many times was Feigel engaged?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

3. In "Brother Beetle," where does the narrator run into Dosha?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A library.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A synagogue.

4. In "Passions," what does Jonathan have a passion for?
(a) Farming.
(b) Literature.
(c) Animals.
(d) Judaism.

5. In "Passions," what is Jonathan's profession?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Rabbi.
(d) Teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Quotation from Klopstock," what does Max do at the end of the story?

2. What is the name of the main character in "The Cabalist of East Broadway"?

3. In "The Manuscript," what is Shibtah's occupation?

4. In "Brother Beetle," how does Dosha describe her lover?

5. In "A Day in Coney Island," why does Esther leave the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does the narrator relate with the beetle?

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

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

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

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