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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 Slaughterer, why does Meir not become the next rabbi?

2. In "The Unseen," what is Shifra's occupation?

3. In "Gimpel the Fool," how many children does Elka have?

4. In "Joy," what is Bainish's occupation?

5. In "Henne Fire," what does Hennerly's husband make for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," what does Avigdor name his first child, and why?

2. What does Nahum from "The Spinoza of Market Street" think makes him a fool?

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

4. In "The Letter Writer," how was Herman saved?

5. In "Short Friday," how does Shmul get to Paradise?

6. In "The Little Shoemakers," what happens when Abba gets to America?

7. What comforts Tiabel in "Tiabel and Her Demon"?

8. How and why is Liesel punished in "The Destruction of Kreshev"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the different forms the devil takes in this book, and why do you think they were each so different from each other.

Essay Topic 2

There are some interesting elements of magic and mysticism in the plots of these stories. What are some examples of this, and how are the tones of these stories different than the tones in the stories that do not have these fantastical elements?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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