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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 was Mordecai's wife's name?
(a) Berne.
(b) Belle.
(c) Beyl.
(d) Balle.

2. In "Something Is There," where does the rabbi's brother live?
(a) Warsaw.
(b) Liebland.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Dublin.

3. In "The Joke," with whom is Bendel trying to correspond?
(a) A rabbi.
(b) A professor.
(c) A historian.
(d) A philosopher.

4. Where does "Brother Beetle" take place?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Galilee.
(c) Tel Aviv.
(d) Bethlehem.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Tale of Two Sisters," why do the two sisters attack each other?

2. In "A Dance and a Hop," what does Rachel die of?

3. In "The Joke," where does Bendel live?

4. In "The Yearning Heifer," why does Bessie say the cow is wailing?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shibtah from "The Manuscript" do when she catches her husband cheating on her?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In "Grandfather and Grandson," what is Mordecai arrested for, and what does he say about it?

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

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

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