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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Cafeteria," why does Esther approach Aaron?
(a) He is attractive.
(b) He looks familiar.
(c) She loves his books.
(d) She has been sent to give him a message.

2. In "The Slaughterer," where does Meir throw his butcher's knives?
(a) The river.
(b) The graveyard.
(c) The synagogue.
(d) The outhouse.

3. In "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," what did Yentl's father study before he died?
(a) Geography.
(b) Scripture.
(c) Politics.
(d) Biology.

4. In "The Séance," from whom does Zorach escape?
(a) The insurgents.
(b) The Jews.
(c) The Nazis.
(d) The police.

5. In "The Unseen," where did Nathan run away?
(a) Hungary.
(b) Russia.
(c) Armenia.
(d) Poland.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Henne Fire," to what is Hennerly compared?

2. In "The Unseen," what is Shifra's occupation?

3. In "Alone," where does the narrator live?

4. In "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," how is Yentl described?

5. In The Little Shoemakers," how many children does Abba have?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Unseen," on what does Nathan blame his fall from grace?

2. How and why is Liesel punished in "The Destruction of Kreshev"?

3. How did Esther in "The Cafeteria" die?

4. In "Short Friday," how does Shmul get to Paradise?

5. What does Zorach say about death at the end of "The Séance"?

6. In "The Last Demon," how is the imp revealed?

7. In "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," what does Yentl do after her father's death?

8. How did Hennerly in "Henne Fire" die?

9. In "Alone," how did the desk clerk become a hunchback?

10. In "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," what does Avigdor name his first child, and why?

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