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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 "A Day in Coney Island," why does the narrator say he left Poland?

2. In "The Cabalist of East Broadway," who buries the main character?

3. In "Something Is There," what stops the rabbi's skepticism?

4. In "Powers," what do the delivery boy and the reporter both have an interest in?

5. In "The Admirer," what disease does Elizabeth's stepdaughter have?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Old Love," how does Mrs. Brokeles die?

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

3. What does Shibtah from "The Manuscript" do when she catches her husband cheating on her?

4. How does the narrator relate with the beetle?

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

6. In "A Tale of Two Sisters," how does the narrator come to know the two sisters?

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

8. In "The Psychic Journey," what happens to Margaret after the journey?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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