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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 David do before releasing the devil?

2. What does Shlemiel say he would rather do than hear his wife's scolding?

3. How many daughters does Shmelka have?

4. What do Shlemiel and his wife eat in his dream?

5. What does Lemel's signature look like?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What lie does Mrs. Shlemiel tell her husband, and how does she justify herself?

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

4. What helps David get back to his house?

5. How does David feel while he is out in the storm?

6. What does Shlemiel dream about while his wife is at the market?

7. What does David decide to do when both of her parents are missing?

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

9. How does the rooster get out of the house?

10. How does the story "The Devil's Trick" begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Aaron endures many different trials before the end of his story. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

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

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