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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 "A Quotation from Klopstock," who helps Max with Theresa's body?
(a) Norman.
(b) Ned.
(c) Nina.
(d) Natalie.

2. In "Three Encounters," what is the name of the woman the narrator loves?
(a) Rita.
(b) Rinna.
(c) Rivkele.
(d) Rivka.

3. In Something Is There, what does the rabbi become skeptical about?
(a) The New Testament.
(b) The existence of God.
(c) The good economy in America.
(d) The safety of the concentration camps.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Admirer," what disease does Elizabeth have?

2. What does the main character in "The Cabalist of East Broadway" say man does not live by?

3. Who takes Morris on "The Psychic Journey"?

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

5. In "The Betrayer of Israel," what is Koppel arrested for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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