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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 in "Grandmother's Tale" lose as he entertains the children?
2. What is there NOT included in the room made to look like paradise?
3. How does Atzel feel during his funeral?
4. Why does Gronam think the snow is something aside from snow?
5. Who was called when the moon was not found in the barrel later in the day?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to show the children who the strange man really was?
2. What strange thing did the children notice while the strange man was playing with them?
3. What does Gronam notice about the Hanukkah snow?
4. What did the strange man who appeared in "Grandmother's Tale" look like?
5. Why were the Elders chosen to rule the town of Chelm?
6. What kind of young man is Atzel when he grows up?
7. What happens to Atzel's life after his time in paradise?
8. What does Atzel do on his first days in paradise, and how does he feel about this?
9. What came into the house as the strange man called out after his real identity was revealed?
10. How does Atzel feel when he is told it is not time for him to go to paradise?
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
Foolishness is a common folly highlighted in this collection of stories. What are some of the main examples of this, and what message is being sent by this blatant foolishness?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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