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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Falling in Love, 1934-1941; Letter Dated 24 December 1997; An Overture to Illumination; Falling in Love, 1934-1941; Letter Dated 26 January 1998.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Letter Dated 26 January 1998," what does Alex tell about Grandfather?
(a) Grandfather found Augustine.
(b) Grandfather has fought with Father.
(c) Grandfather has found the money to look for Augustine.
(d) Grandfather killed himself.

2. What does Grandfather say to the woman they meet in "Falling in Love" that is out of character?
(a) "You are brave."
(b) "You are a liar."
(c) "You are very beautiful."
(d) "You are stupid."

3. What is Yankel doing before he is told he will be a father?
(a) Working in the fields.
(b) Flirting with another woman.
(c) Listening to the Book of Recurrent Dreams.
(d) Working at the flour mill.

4. Who did Grandfather "murder?"
(a) Safran.
(b) Father.
(c) Anna.
(d) Herschel.

5. What do both Alex and Jonathan believe about the people in the photograph?
(a) They think the people are dead.
(b) They think the people are in love.
(c) They think the people are sad.
(d) They think the people are beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jonathan want to cut from the story?

2. In "Falling in Love," who does Alex think he has found?

3. At the end of "The Dial, 1941-1804-1941," Brod tells Kolker that she loves him and "for the first time in her life, the words had meaning" (139). Why do the words have meaning now?

4. Which statement is an accurate description of Jonathan?

5. What book did Jonathan find in the "In Case" box?

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