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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 creatures appear as the strange man spins around in the house?

2. Who has the idea to tell the people of Chelm to stay in their houses?

3. Who reported the missing moon?

4. What do the doctors pronounce Atzel to be when he wants to go to paradise?

5. What is the coat made of that belonged to the strange man in Grandmother's tale?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Atzel feel during his own funeral?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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