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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 Manuscript," what does Shibtah say her husband accomplished?
(a) Saved lives.
(b) Wrote a great book.
(c) Painted a masterpiece.
(d) Wooed her.

2. In "The Cabalist of East Broadway," who buries the main character?
(a) His sweetheart.
(b) His wife.
(c) His father.
(d) His son.

3. In "The Yearning Heifer," why does Bessie say the cow is wailing?
(a) It has a disease.
(b) It is giving birth.
(c) It is being weaned.
(d) It needs a bull.

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

5. In "Brother Beetle," who gives the beetle the second chance?
(a) The waiter.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Dosha.
(d) Dosha's lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Three Encounters," where does the third encounter take place?

2. In "A Dance and a Hop," what kind of business do the sisters run?

3. Why does the narrator of "Three Encounters" go to Warsaw?

4. In "A Dance and a Hop," how many times was Feigel engaged?

5. In "A Day in Coney Island," in what language does the narrator write for his job?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "A Tale of Two Sisters," how does the narrator come to know the two sisters?

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

4. What are the three encounters, in the short story "Three Encounters"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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