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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who refuses to answer questions about their life choices?
(a) Lippman.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Henry.
(d) Shuki.

2. Who visits the Wailing Wall?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Shuki.
(c) Henry.
(d) Lippman.

3. What does Nathan attempt to write?
(a) A new novel.
(b) A newspaper article.
(c) A television show.
(d) A eulogy.

4. Who says their life in New Jersey was pointless and misdirected?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Carol.
(c) Henry.
(d) Shuki.

5. What instrument does Henry's daughter play at his funeral?
(a) The violin.
(b) The trumpet.
(c) The cello.
(d) The piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. Henry Zuckerman is diagnosed with ___________.

2. Whom does Nathan have lunch with during his first visit to Israel?

3. What kind of surgery does Henry have?

4. What does Henry not mention during his time with Nathan?

5. What does Nathan think the affair Henry had with Wendy caused him to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the place Nathan and Henry visit.

2. Who is Henry Zuckerman? What is he diagnosed with?

3. Discuss the side effects of the medication Henry takes.

4. Whom does Nathan notice at Henry's funeral?

5. What is the Wailing Wall? What are Nathan's thoughts about it?

6. Who is Jimmy Ben-Joseph? Why does he like Nathan's writing?

7. What does Henry do three weeks after returning to the United States?

8. Discuss the eulogy Carol gives at Henry's funeral.

9. What happens to Henry eight months after his bypass surgery?

10. Discuss Henry's love life and who is involved.

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