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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the leaders in Chelm?
(a) The priests.
(b) The Elders.
(c) The sheriff and his deputies.
(d) The police.

2. What does the doctor tell Atzel he will receive when he starts curing Atzel?
(a) Paradise.
(b) Hell.
(c) Heaven.
(d) The afterlife.

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

4. What is Gimpel's occupation?
(a) Errand boy.
(b) Cook.
(c) Potato peeler.
(d) Goatherd.

5. During what holiday does Grandmother's story take?
(a) Hanukkah.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Christmas.
(d) All Hallows Eve.

6. What does Atzel do when he returns from the false paradise?
(a) Proposes.
(b) Goes to church.
(c) Eats some mush and bread.
(d) Apologizes.

7. What is the first thing the doctor tells the older man to do to cure Atzel?
(a) Put him outside.
(b) Slap him.
(c) Bury him.
(d) Sing to him.

8. What stops the children in Grandmother's tale from playing their game?
(a) A roar outside.
(b) A thunderclap.
(c) A knock on the door.
(d) A crash from the kitchen.

9. What do the people in Chelm like to do?
(a) Sing songs.
(b) Paint.
(c) Take walks.
(d) Hold dances.

10. Who reported the missing moon?
(a) The Elders.
(b) A small child.
(c) The owner of the barrel.
(d) A father of ten.

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

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

13. What does Atzel think people in paradise never do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Fight.
(c) Work.
(d) Sleep.

14. What does Atzel cease doing when he wants to go to paradise?
(a) Speaking.
(b) Walking.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Eating.

15. What word does Grandmother use to describe the children in her story?
(a) Greedy.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Foolish.
(d) Misled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gronam want to do with the snow in Chelm?

2. What do the children request of Grandmother before they go to bed?

3. Why did someone in Chelm think the moon fell in a barrel?

4. How does the strange man in "Grandmother's Tale" entertain the children in the house?

5. What does Tudras want to buy with the money from the snow?

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