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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. Why does the orphan girl come to live with Atzel?

2. What is Atzel's main attribute when he grows up?

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

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

5. What does Atzel notice about the food in paradise?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Atzel come to wish he were dead?

4. What does Atzel do on his first days in paradise, and how does he feel about this?

5. Who is called to carry Gimpel to deliver the message about staying in their houses?

6. What does Dr. Yoetz see when he first checks on Atzel inside Kadish's house?

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

8. What happens to Atzel's life after his time in paradise?

9. What did the strange man do after the children realized who he really was?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hannukuh and Judaism are central to the plots of every story. How does this religious center affect the plot of the stories and the messages presented in them?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Interesting advice is given and received in these stories. What are some examples of this advice, and what are the consequences of it?

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