A Wedding in Brownsville By Isaac Bashevis Singer

A Wedding in Brownsville By Isaac Bashevis Singer Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903-1991) was a Polish-American writer and Nobel Prize-winning author known for his Yiddish-language stories that explore Jewish life, folklore, and themes of spirituality, identity, and morality. His works often delve into the complexities of human nature, blending realism with mysticism. In his story, “A Wedding in Brownsville,” Singer tells the tale of a man named Dr. Margolin, who returns to Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood for a wedding after many years. As he reconnects with familiar faces, he is haunted by memories of his past, including lost love and the horrors of the Holocaust. The story explores themes of memory, guilt, and the enduring impact of trauma on personal identity and relationships. Q: Who were the Senciminers? Ans. Sencimineers were Jewish villagers from the town of Sencimin, where Dr. Margolin once lived. They are now dispersed due to the devastation of WW II, and some of them attend th

The Blanket by Floyd Dell


The Blanket MCQs

1. Peter’s father was sending granddad _________.
(a) to an old home (b) to another city (c) to hospital (d) away
2. A _______ and _______ blanket was lying on the table.
(a) red and white (b) red and black (c) red and white (d) black and green
3. He did not feel the cool __________ breeze blow into the kitchen.
(a) November(b) September (c) March (d) April
4. Peter was _______years old.
(a) eleven (b) twelve (c) thirteen (d) nine
5. Dad was marrying a girl a lot ________ than him.
(a) prettier (b) younger (c) older (d) cuter
6. Peter sat and looked out over the __________.
(a) valley (b) moon (c) yard (d) lawn
7. The girl walked up to the granddad and said ___________.
(a) harshly (b) sweetly (c) prettily (d) charmingly
8. The granddad was praising the blanket in order to ___________.
(a) please dad (b) please peter (c) divert attention (d) look grateful
9. Peter had not really _________ dad would send granddad to an old home.
(a) believed (b) realized (c) thought (d) supposed
10. The thin moon was ________ overhead and the gentle breeze was blowing.
(a) shining (b) beautiful (c) high (d) ascending
11. Granddad said that dad would feel young again with a __________ wife like that.
(a) young (b) beautiful (c) charming (d) pretty
12. The tune stopped suddenly and granddad said, “It’s a ________ tune, except to be dancing to”.
(a) poor (b) upbeat (c) cheerful (d) trivial
13. Granddad said that he does not want to be ______ listening the babies crying all hours of night.
(a) present (b) lying in the home (c) around (d) in the home
14. The pretty girl had a _______ bright face like a doll.
(a) shining (b) hard (c) solid (d) rigid
15. The girl said that the blanket must have cost a pretty _________.
(a) money (b) penny (c) currency (d) cash
16. A fine blanket for an old _________ to be going away with.
(a) man (b) granddad (c) gentleman (d) fellow
17. The girl was still talking about the ___________ blanket.
(a) expensive (b) beautiful (c) double (d) fine
18. No matter what you say, he does not need a ___________ blanket.
(a) fine (b) expensive (c) double (d) exclusive
19. Peter ask his father to cut the blanket in two and __________ the other half.
(a) save (b) keep (c) preserve (d) sell
20.The blanket is written by __________.
(a) Fan Kissen (b) Ralph Helfer (c) Floyd Dell (d) Patricia Demuth
21. The author was the editor of ____________.
(a) New York Times (b) Daily Post (c) Davenport times (d) Friday Literary Review




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