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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Destruction of Kreshev," who causes the destruction of kreshev?

2. In "Henne Fire," what does Hennerly's nickname mean?

3. In "Gimpel the Fool," what is Elka known as?

4. What does "The Gentleman from Cracow" do when he arrives in Frampol?

5. In "Tiabel and Her Demon," how often was Tiabel visited by an undisclosed man?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Hennerly in "Henne Fire" die?

2. In "Joy," what does Bainish talk about with Reb Abraham?

3. In "Zeidlus the Pope," how does the devil claim the man's soul?

4. In "Alone," how did the desk clerk become a hunchback?

5. In "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," what does Yentl do after her father's death?

6. Why does Liebe in "The Dead Fiddler" never marry?

7. How did Esther in "The Cafeteria" die?

8. In "The Last Demon," how is the imp revealed?

9. Why does the desk clerk in "Alone get angry with the narrator?

10. Why does Meir become the Slaughterer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in these stories had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in these stories and where does it appear? How is the plot of the stories altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

The Holocaust was referred to many times in this book. What are some stories that it is presented in, and how does the inclusion of it affect those stories?

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