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| When was the author, Isaac Bashevis Singer, born? | 1904 |
| Where was the author born? | a small Jewish village near Warsaw, Poland |
| What occupation did the author's father and grandfather have? | rabbis |
| Isaac Bashevis Singer received the Noble Prize for what in 1978? | Literature |
| What influenced the author's writing? | listening to people seeking advice from his father & living in his grandfather's village |
| What is style? | expressive qualities that distinguish an author's work |
| What does infer mean? | read between the lines, take an educated guess |
| mock | to make fun of |
| contour | outline or general shape |
| benediction | short prayer |
| bestow | to give as a gift |
| tread | step or footstep |
| gentile | person who is not Jewish, usually Christian |
