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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The First Shlemiel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the older man hang from the walls in the room that is made to look like paradise?
(a) Strings of beads.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Scarves.
(d) White sheets.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the things Mrs. Shlemiel tells her husband to do while she is gone?
(a) Don't eat the poison.
(b) Fold the laundry.
(c) Watch the baby.
(d) Keep the rooster in the house.

3. What is the name of the orphan girl?
(a) Abbah.
(b) Aksah.
(c) Akish.
(d) Abish.

4. What does the strange man in "Grandmother's Tale" do first when he entered the house?
(a) Cried.
(b) Ate.
(c) Smoked.
(d) Slept.

5. What does Atzel do during his funeral?
(a) Smiles.
(b) Hums.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Sings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Atzel asks for when he wakes up in the paradise room?

2. How many children does the father in "Grandmother's Tale" have?

3. What does Atzel cease doing when he wants to go to paradise?

4. Why do Shmelka's daughters refuse to get out of bed one morning?

5. During what holiday does Grandmother's story take?

(see the answer key)

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