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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 Tale of Two Sisters," what is the name of the narrator's wife?

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

3. In "The Manuscript," what is Shibtah's occupation?

4. In "The Admirer," what disease does Elizabeth have?

5. In "The Joke," where does Walden die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "The Yearning Heifer," why does the narrator say he knows how the yearning heifer felt?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does the narrator relate with the beetle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

How did the immigration of Jews to America affect the people in some of these stories, and why?

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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