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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 Power of Darkness," what is driving Henia?

2. In "A Tale of Two Sisters," what is the name of the narrator's wife?

3. In "The Psychic Journey," what is Morris's occupation?

4. In Something Is There, what does the rabbi become skeptical about?

5. Where does "Brother Beetle" take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "A Crown of Feathers," how does the second crown of feathers come to be?

4. In "Grandfather and Grandson," what is Mordecai arrested for, and what does he say about it?

5. In "Grandfather and Grandson," why is Mordecai so alone?

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

7. In "The Joke," how did Bendel get Walden to correspond with him?

8. In "Powers," what did the delivery boy do about the depressed woman?

9. In "Passions," why is Jonathan named the better scholar?

10. In "The Admirer," for what does Elizabeth apologize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Polygamy was something many different men in these stories resorted to. What are their reasons for this, and how does this affect the other people in those stories?

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

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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