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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 Yearning Heifer," why does Bessie say the cow is wailing?

2. In "Powers," what kind of women does the man say he thinks about often?

3. In "The Betrayer of Israel," what is Koppel arrested for?

4. In "A Day in Coney Island," why does Esther leave the narrator?

5. In "A Dance and a Hop," what do the sisters all have in common?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "A Day in Coney Island," what does the narrator do for a living?

4. In "A Dance and a Hop," how does Rachel die.

5. What is the significance of the title of the short story called "Something Is There"?

6. In "The Power of Darkness," what does Henia do after her death?

7. What happens when Theresa from "A Quotation from Klopstock" dies?

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

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

10. In "The Power of Darkness," why is Henia so jealous?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Judaism is very central to the plots of every single story. How does this religious center affect the plot of the stories and the messages being presented in them?

Essay Topic 2

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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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