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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. In "Brother Beetle," who gives the beetle the second chance?

2. In "The Psychic Journey," what does Margaret like to feed?

3. In "The Joke," with whom is Bendel trying to correspond?

4. Who takes Morris on "The Psychic Journey"?

5. Why does the narrator of "Three Encounters" go to Warsaw?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joel from "The Cabalist of East Broadway" refuse to do?

2. In "The Power of Darkness," why is Henia so jealous?

3. In "Old Love," how does Mrs. Brokeles die?

4. In "A Dance and a Hop," how does Rachel die.

5. In "A Tale of Two Sisters," how does the narrator come to know the two sisters?

6. In "Passions," why is Jonathan named the better scholar?

7. In "A Day in Coney Island," what does the narrator do for a living?

8. In "The Psychic Journey," what happens to Margaret after the journey?

9. In "The Joke," how did Bendel get Walden to correspond with him?

10. In "The Admirer," for what does Elizabeth apologize?

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

The characters in these stories had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common emotion occurring a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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