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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. What does the strange man look like as he spins around in the house?

2. What title does Tudras have?

3. How long does the strange man in Grandmother's tale ask to stay at the house?

4. What is Gronam's title?

5. What game are Grandmother's grandchildren playing at the beginning of this story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Atzel to change his ideas while he is in paradise?

2. Why did the children keep playing with the strange man after they noticed something strange happening?

3. What do the Elders see in the morning after Gimpel has delivered the message?

4. Why were the Elders chosen to rule the town of Chelm?

5. How does Atzel feel when he is told it is not time for him to go to paradise?

6. What strange thing did the children notice while the strange man was playing with them?

7. What did the strange man in "Grandmother's Tale" do when he came into the house?

8. What kind of young man is Atzel when he grows up?

9. Who is invited as a special guest to Atzel's wedding and why?

10. How does Atzel feel during his own funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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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