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

2. What is kept burning in the room made to look like paradise?

3. How many men are called to carry the messenger?

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

5. What vanishes with the strange man?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the strange man who appeared in "Grandmother's Tale" look like?

2. What do the Elders decide to do during the next snow after seeing what happened?

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

4. What came into the house as the strange man called out after his real identity was revealed?

5. How do the Elders decide to tell the people not to trample the snow?

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

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

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

9. What do Tudras and Lekisch want to buy with the fortune from the snow?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

The Chelm Elders present a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What is this philosophy, and how does this different idealism affect the people around them?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice is a prevalent theme in many of these stories. Which characters are most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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