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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) Balle.
(b) Belle.
(c) Berne.
(d) Beyl.

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

3. Why does the narrator of "Three Encounters" go to Warsaw?
(a) To enlist in the army.
(b) To buy some supplies.
(c) To get an education.
(d) To find a wife.

4. In "A Dance and a Hop," what does Rachel die of?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) An infected wound.
(c) Breast cancer.
(d) Childbirth complications.

5. In "Three Encounters," where does the third encounter take place?
(a) New York.
(b) The homestead.
(c) Paris.
(d) Warsaw.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Three Encounters," what kind of work does the narrator's brother do?

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

4. In "A Day in Coney Island," why does the narrator go to the cafeteria?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Mrs. Brokeles apologize for in her letter to Harry?

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

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

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

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