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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. After leaving Lista and drinking vodka, what do Grandfather, Alex, and Jonathan argue about?
(a) What to talk about.
(b) Where to go the next day.
(c) What to eat.
(d) Whether or not they should open the box.

2. What name is chosen for the shtetl in a lottery?
(a) Brod.
(b) Shtetl.
(c) Trachimbrod.
(d) Sofiowka.

3. The old woman who knows about Trachimbrod also knew Jonathan's grandfather, Safran. What does she ask Alex to tell Jonathan?
(a) She received her first kiss from Safran.
(b) She was supposed to marry Safran.
(c) Safran loved her.
(d) Safran hated her.

4. Who says "I am a good person who has lived in a bad time" (227)?
(a) Alex.
(b) Lista.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Jonathan.

5. What do Alex and Jonathan do together while waiting for Grandfather and the old woman to finish talking?
(a) They skin the corn and talk.
(b) They decide to write a novel together.
(c) They read.
(d) They peel potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandfather pull out of the "In Case" box the first time?

2. What synagogue does Yankel belong to?

3. What evidence does Yankel, Brod's "father," give that Brod's "mother" loved him?

4. What color are Brod's eyes?

5. When Alex reads Jonathan's journal, what story does he find?

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