A Wedding in Brownsville By Isaac Bashevis Singer

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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...
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The Last Leaf by O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) Mcqs

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The Last Leaf (Mcqs)

By O. Henry (William Sydney Porter)

 

1. Where did Sue and Johnsy live?

(a) Greenwich (b) Naples (c) Manhattan (d) None of these

2. Where did Sue and Johnsy meet for the first time?

(a) at a party (b) in a night club (c) at a restaurant (d) in a mall

3. From where Sue and Johnsy come?

(a) New York & California (b) Seatle & Maine (c) Maine & California (d) Seatle & Texas

4. Who was the cold stranger?

(a) Pneumonia (b) Behrman (c) Sue and Johnsy’s old friend (d) Typhoid

5. Johnsy came from

(a) Maine (b) New York (c) California (d) Seatle

6. Sue came from

(a) Maine (b) New York (c) Seatle (d) California

7. What did Johnsy want to paint?

(a) Paris (b) River Thames (c) Danube River (d) Bay of Naples

8. What was the age of Behrman?

(a) 40 (b) 50 (c) past 60 (d) past 70

9. For how many years had Behrman been painting?

(a) 40 years (b) 30 years (c) 20 years (d) 60 years

10. What according to Sue was the reason of Johnsy’s strange idea?

(a) her imagination (b) her sickness (c) doctor’s advice (d) None of these

11. What was Johnsy doing when Sue and Behrman went up?

(a) Counting leaves (b) Sleeping (c) Coughing (d) Reading

12. What is the most lonely thing in the world?

(a) a soul preparing for its far journey (b) person living in the big city(c) a friendless person (d) None of these

13. Who was the other sick person that doctor must see?

(a) a homeless painter (b) Behrman (c) the watchman of the building (d) an old woman

14. For how long did Behrman suffer from pneumonia?

(a) one month (b) one week (c) two months (d) two days

15. O. Henry was born in

(a) California (b) North Carolina (c) Maine (d) Seatle

 

Key

1. Greenwich 2. At a restaurant 3. Maine and California 4. Pneumonia 5. California 6. Maine 7. Bay of Naples 8. Past 60 9. 40 years 10. Her sickness 11. Sleeping 12. A soul preparing for its far journey 13. Behrman 14. Two days 15. North Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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