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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Charlotte take Bird to see?

2. When Zvi is about to have The History of Love published, what does the editor say about the last chapter that Zvi added?

3. What does Julian ask Alma to do?

4. How does Rosa destroy the manuscript?

5. For how many days does Bird write that it has been raining?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zvi do after leaving Poland?

2. What does Zvi not think about when he copies the pages of Leo's book?

3. What happens when no one answers at Leo's destination?

4. Describe Zvi and Rosa courtship.

5. What has Bird written in his journal?

6. What happens the night before Zvi dies?

7. What does Zvi do on his last morning in Poland?

8. What happens when Alma Singer ends up at the address given for Alma Moritz?

9. About what does Julina tell Alma while they are out to dinner?

10. What does Leo do when he goes upstairs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Isaac is Leo's son.

Part 1) How is this discovered? What foreshadows this discovery?

Part 2) Does Isaac know he is Leo's son? Why or why not?

Part 3) How do various clues discovered throughout this story related to what Isaac might know about Leo affect Leo? Why?

Part 4) How does Leo feel about never knowing his son? How does he handle Isaac's death?

Essay Topic 2

Alma Singer is another narrator.

Part 1) Describe her. Why is she also a narrator?

Part 2) How do the chapters narrated by Alma compare to those by Leo?

Part 3) How does the author use parallel circumstances and relationships to connect these two characters? Is this effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Alma Singer searches for Alma Mereminski.

Part 1) Why does she search for her?

Part 2) How does her quest for finding Alma Mereminski change her? Why is she changed?

Part 3) What is the connection between her search and the events that take place in Leo Gursky's life?

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