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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men are called to carry the messenger?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

2. Why does the orphan girl come to live with Atzel?
(a) Her parents died.
(b) She is hired as a housekeeper.
(c) She is his cousin.
(d) She is traveling through town.

3. What do the doctors pronounce Atzel to be when he wants to go to paradise?
(a) Alive.
(b) Dead.
(c) Starved.
(d) Insane.

4. What is Chelm full of?
(a) Fools.
(b) Children.
(c) Priests.
(d) Teachers.

5. What does the strange man look like as he spins around in the house?
(a) A top.
(b) A star.
(c) A candle.
(d) A dreidel.

6. How do the leaders decide to tell the people of Chelm to stay in their houses?
(a) Send a message.
(b) Mail letters.
(c) Shout it from the rooftops.
(d) Post a warning on the doors.

7. What game are Grandmother's grandchildren playing at the beginning of this story?
(a) Dreidel.
(b) Tag.
(c) Hide and Seek.
(d) Jacks.

8. What is the hat made of that belonged to the strange man in Grandmother's tale?
(a) Fur.
(b) Felt.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Paper.

9. Why does Gronam think the snow is something aside from snow?
(a) It looks fluffy.
(b) It is hard.
(c) It sparkles in the starlight.
(d) A dog is seen eating it.

10. What symbol keeps appearing for the children as they are entertained by the strange man in "Grandmother's Tale"?
(a) Nun.
(b) Gimel.
(c) Druin.
(d) Farkel.

11. How are Atzel and the older man in the first story related?
(a) Atzel is his cousin.
(b) Atzel is his son.
(c) Atzel is his nephew.
(d) Atzel is his grandson.

12. What does the strange man in "Grandmother's Tale" NOT have?
(a) A shadow.
(b) A home.
(c) A heart.
(d) A reflection.

13. What is the first question the doctor asks the older man when he starts to cure Atzel?
(a) How did your poor son die?
(b) Why do you keep a dead boy in your house?
(c) Why don't you hire a new son?
(d) Where is the family graveyard?

14. What did Chelm need money for?
(a) To pave the roads.
(b) To pay debts.
(c) To build a school.
(d) To fix the plumbing.

15. What title does Tudras have?
(a) Silly.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Foolish.
(d) Mistaken.

Short Answer Questions

1. What symbol keeps appearing for the strange man in Grandmother's story while he is entertaining the children?

2. What is the name of the orphan girl?

3. How many sons does the father in "Grandmother's Tale" have?

4. How were the leaders of Chelm chosen?

5. What does the strange man in "Grandmother's Tale" lose as he entertains the children?

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