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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. 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 father to be proud of him.
(d) He wants his brother to be happy.

2. Who asks "how are your books arranged" (231)?
(a) Lista.
(b) The Gypsy girl.
(c) Zosha.
(d) Alex.

3. What is the official name of the shtetl?
(a) Trachimbrod.
(b) Brod.
(c) Sofiowka.
(d) Shtetl.

4. In "Letter Dated 26 January 1998," what did Alex tell Jonathan he did for the first time ever?
(a) He told his father exactly what he thought.
(b) He told the truth.
(c) He took care of himself first.
(d) He kissed a girl.

5. What evidence does Yankel, Brod's "father," give that Brod's "mother" loved him?
(a) Love letters that Yankel wrote to himself with his left hand.
(b) Jewelry her "mother" gave him.
(c) Books Brod's mother gave him.
(d) Photographs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wins the second lottery?

3. Why doesn't Brod want her husband to go to work?

4. In "Letter Dated 26 January 1998," what does Alex tell about Grandfather?

5. Who approaches Alex while he is at the beach?

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