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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dial, 1941-1804-1941; Letter Dated 17 November 1997; Falling in Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Safran going when leaving his apparent lover?
(a) The flour mill.
(b) Kolki.
(c) To the Dial.
(d) Home.

2. Why does Alex lie to his brother?
(a) He wants his brother to admire him.
(b) He wants his brother to be better than him.
(c) He wants his brother to be happy.
(d) He wants his father to be proud of him.

3. Who wins the Trachimday parade game?
(a) Brod.
(b) Yankel.
(c) Sofiowka.
(d) Shalom.

4. "The Dial, 1941-1804-1941" goes back and forth between two stories. Who are the two stories about?
(a) Jonathan's grandfather and Brod.
(b) Yankel and Brod.
(c) Alex and Little Igor.
(d) Safran and Zosha.

5. Who says "the bruises go away, and so does how you hate, and so does the feeling that everything you receive in life is something you have earned" (68)?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Alex.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Brod.

Short Answer Questions

1. The original Sammy Davis Junior was what?

2. In the "Letter Dated 28 October 1997," what does Alex say that he catches his grandfather doing?

3. Who wins the second lottery?

4. Who thinks "This is love . . When you notice someone's absence and hate that absence more than anything" (121)?

5. Why is Little Igor sad on his birthday?

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