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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 "Alone," where does the narrator's wife live?

2. In "The Last Demon," what do the residents hardly know about?

3. At the end of "The Spinoza of Market Street," for what does Nahum ask forgiveness?

4. In "Tiabel and Her Demon," where does Nissan go after he deserts his wife?

5. In "Gimpel the Fool," why does Gimpel pretend to believe the lies of his school mates?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Meir become the Slaughterer?

2. In "The Unseen," on what does Nathan blame his fall from grace?

3. What does Zorach say about death at the end of "The Séance"?

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

5. In "A Friend of Kafka," what famous people does Kohn say he knows?

6. For whom is a special tomb made in "The Gentleman from Cracow," and why?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair is a theme placed in a number of sensitive places in these stories. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

Honor was something that many of the main characters were striving for in this book. Who was most affected by this pursuit, and how did it change the feeling of the stories?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice is a theme very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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