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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Shmelkicha told to do about her daughters in bed?
(a) Tickle their feet.
(b) Hit them with a stick.
(c) Cut their hair.
(d) Feed them some broth.

2. Where was David's father?
(a) In the church.
(b) Captured by the devil.
(c) In a cave.
(d) On a boat.

3. Why does Yenta not want to marry Lemel?
(a) He is a stranger.
(b) He calls her the wrong name.
(c) He is poor.
(d) He is shorter than she is.

4. What does Shlemiel say he would rather do than hear his wife's scolding?
(a) Cry.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Leave.
(d) Die.

5. What night of Hanukkah does this story start out on?
(a) The Second.
(b) The Fourth.
(c) The Third.
(d) The First.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Shmelkicha told to avoid the same problem with her girls in the bed?

2. Where does Lemel put his second gift from Shlemel?

3. What does Shlemiel think woke him up?

4. What kind of creature is the devil's wife?

5. How does David think his father got lost?

Short Essay Questions

1. What wakes Shlemiel up while his wife is away, and what does he do?

2. What do the Elders tell Shmelkicha to do about her daughters' mixed up feet?

3. How does a jar of chicken fat rip and stain Lemel's coat?

4. What does David do before releasing the devil's tail from his door?

5. How does the story "The Devil's Trick" begin?

6. How does the rooster get out of the house?

7. How does Lemel lose the silver gulden given to him by Shmelka?

8. How does David feel while he is out in the storm?

9. What happens as David returns to his house?

10. Why does Shlemiel not drink water from the well after eating the jam?

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