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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 Betrayer of Israel," what is Koppel arrested for?
(a) Theft.
(b) Polygamy.
(c) Abandonment.
(d) Harassment.

2. In "The Psychic Journey," what does Margaret like to feed?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Cats.
(c) Orphaned children.
(d) Wild dogs.

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

4. In "A Tale of Two Sisters," what does Dora ask the narrator for help with?
(a) Getting out of the country.
(b) Finding her sister.
(c) Finding a doctor.
(d) Making some money.

5. In "Powers," what kind of women does the man say he thinks about often?
(a) Young ones.
(b) Dead ones.
(c) Famous ones.
(d) Haunted ones.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Cabalist of East Broadway," who buries the main character?

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

3. In "The Yearning Heifer," how old is Bessie's daughter?

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

5. In "The Joke," with whom is Bendel trying to correspond?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the narrator relate with the beetle?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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