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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 "Passions," who says Jonathan is the winner of the bet?

2. In "Something Is There," where does the rabbi's brother live?

3. In "The Joke," where does Bendel live?

4. In "Powers," what gift does the delivery boy say he has?

5. Where does "A Crown of Feathers" take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the narrator relate with the beetle?

4. In the short story "The Betrayer of Israel," why is Koppel considered the betrayer?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 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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