1. What do the narrator and Mendel both like to do the most?
a. invent stories (My answer)
b.watch ice being made
c.compare sidelocks
d.pretend they're rich
2. Why doesn't the narrators father agree to teach him the Cabala?
a. It is too hard to teach
b. it is all make believe
c. it will enable him to destroy the world
d. it is forbidden at such a young age (My answer)
3.According to the narrator, what is Mendel always trying to prove?
a. that he is the one who knows the Talmud better
b. that he is the one who is stronger, cleverer, and more learned (My answer
c. that he is the one who could save a princess
d. that he is the one who is taller, older, and dark-Haired
4. On p. 164, Mendel’s eyes fill with mockery and he swears with a false smile because he feels sure that
a. the narrator won't tell him a secret
b. the narrator's secret is shameful
c. the narrator has been fooled by his story (My answer
d. the narrator will tell him a made up story
5.Why do the narrator and Mendel spend hours walking Krochmalna street each day
a. They must run errands (My answer)
b. They want to watch the girls
c. They enjoy each other's company
d. They like to annoy the market woman
6. According to the narrator's family, a person who "pondered and philosophized" could
a. reach foolish conclusions (My answer)
b.master difficult knowledge
c.become an artist
d.understand the creation of the world
7. On p. 164, disheveled probably means
a. red
b. long
c. soft
d. messy (My answer)
8. When Mendel's father is described as a "coal porter", coal porter means
a. Miner (my answer
b. shop owner
c. delivery man
d. janitor
9. The phrase closest in meaning to destined for is
a. meant for (My answer)
b. married to
c. interested in
d. loved by
10. Which of the following feelings does the narrator feel first in the story
a. Pleasure in a make-believe story (My answer)
b. Shock at his friend's secret love
c. sadness about his own future
d. fear about his imagination
11. What happens just after Mendel proclaims that he is in love?
a. Mendel challenges the narrator to give his money to a poor man
b. Mendel asks the narrator why he is so angry
c. The narrator runs to the study house where his father is praying
d.The narrator says that he is not going to get married (My answer)
12. Which sentence or sentences from the story best express the narrators main problem?
a. "Why are you so angry? Because you gave your six-groschen to a beggar?"
b. "You are growing up, my son. That is what is happening to you." (My answer)
c. "You can be a decent man without the Cabala"
d. "Are you blind or something, you slobs?"
The Mysteries of the Cabala
Isaac Beshevis Singer
(copyright in 1993?)
I need help checking my answers please
That link you gave sent me to nothing helpful. Smh
you are mostly correct however you missed two questions. Here are the actual answers
1 A
2 D
3 B
4 D
5 C
6 A
7 D
8 C
9 A
10 A
11 C
12 B
13 Written out question.
Hope this helps you. Thanks to annomous (btw its not spelled right) for helping me do this quick. Im behind on work and its the end of the year.