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

2. In "A Dance and a Hop," what does Rachel die of?

3. Where does "Brother Beetle" take place?

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

5. In "The Betrayer of Israel," to whom does Koppel compare himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Mrs. Brokeles apologize for in her letter to Harry?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are some interesting elements of magic and mysticism in the plots of these stories. What are some examples of this, and how are the tones of these stories different than the tones in the stories that do not have these fantastical elements?

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

Foolishness was a very common folly highlighted in this collection of stories. What are some of the main examples of this, and what message is being sent through this blatant foolishness?

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