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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Stillenstadt, Part 5 | Chapter 3, Stillenstadt, Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the village girl point out to Mordecai Levy?
(a) The well.
(b) The city wall.
(c) The gate to leave the city.
(d) The synagogue.

2. How does the Just Man designate Benjamin as his heir?
(a) The Just Man anoints his head.
(b) The Just Man kisses his hand.
(c) The Just Man prays for him.
(d) The Just Man kneels before him.

3. What does Yankel, the young Galician, tell Benjamin happens to his tongue?
(a) It cuts someone each time it speaks.
(b) It tells only lies.
(c) It speaks velvet words.
(d) It becomes confused and stumbles.

4. What does Judith unwillingly consent to do for Mordecai?
(a) Move to Zemyock.
(b) Marry him.
(c) Become a crystal worker.
(d) Become a baker.

5. What were the Levys never able to identify about the Just Man in their family?
(a) The way to treat a Just Man.
(b) The signs by which God made his choice.
(c) The identifying features of a Just Man in childhood.
(d) The purpose of a Just man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What finally causes Benjamin to drop his suspicion of the villagers?

2. What question does Judith raise that Mordecai cannot answer?

3. What occupation does Mordecai Levy take up after harvesting potatoes?

4. Why does Benjamin decide not to tell his wife that he is a Just Man?

5. What does the legend say would happen to the world if one of the Just Men were lacking?

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