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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 "Zeidel the Pope," how does Zeidel lose his bag of coins?
2. In "Henne Fire," where did Hennerly get her nickname?
3. In "The Last Demon," what kind of feet does the imp have?
4. In "The Spinoza of Market Street," what does Nahum think emotions cause?
5. In "Henne Fire," what does Hennerly's nickname mean?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Alone," how did the desk clerk become a hunchback?
2. In "The Cafeteria," how does Aaron first meet Esther?
3. In "Gimpel the Fool," what does Gimpel learn on his wife's deathbed?
4. What does Nahum from "The Spinoza of Market Street" think makes him a fool?
5. Why does Liebe in "The Dead Fiddler" never marry?
6. In "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," what does Avigdor name his first child, and why?
7. In "The Letter Writer," how was Herman saved?
8. In "The Last Demon," how is the imp revealed?
9. How did Hennerly in "Henne Fire" die?
10. How did Esther in "The Cafeteria" die?
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
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 3
There was a lot of interesting advice given and received in these stories. What are some examples of this advice, and what were the consequences of it?
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