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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 is the first gift Shlemel gives Lemel?

2. What does Mrs. Shlemiel sell in the market?

3. What does Shlemiel dream about while his wife is gone?

4. Where does Lemel put his last gift from Yenta?

5. What wakes Shlemiel from his nap?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Shlemiel not drink water from the well after eating the jam?

2. What is the last gift that Yenta gives Lemel, and what does Lemel do with it?

3. What wakes Shlemiel up while his wife is away, and what does he do?

4. What surprising questions does an Elder ask after Lemel and Yenta have a baby?

5. What does Mrs. Shlemiel sell in the marketplace, and why?

6. How does a jar of chicken fat rip and stain Lemel's coat?

7. What helps David get back to his house?

8. What do the Elders suggest when they hear of Lemel's misfortune with all of his gifts?

9. What does David demand of the devil when his tail is caught in the door?

10. What is the first gift given to Lemel by Yenta, and what does he do with it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

These stories place in different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plots. Why might Singer have chosen these particular places for the stories to take place?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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