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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. What does Yankel do with the note that his wife left him?
(a) He keeps it in his pocket at all times.
(b) He tries to lose it.
(c) He rips it up.
(d) He burns it.

2. Who approaches Alex while he is at the beach?
(a) The police.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Little Igor.
(d) Father.

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

4. What happens to the Kolker when he goes to work?
(a) He has a saw blade imbedded in his head.
(b) He is robbed.
(c) He loses an arm to the machinery.
(d) He dies.

5. What happens to the Gypsy girl after Safran gets married?
(a) She continues to have an affair with Safran.
(b) She commits suicide.
(c) She leaves town.
(d) She is captured by the Nazis.

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving Lista and drinking vodka, what do Grandfather, Alex, and Jonathan argue about?

2. Who says "I am a good person who has lived in a bad time" (227)?

3. What do Grandfather, Alex, and Jonathan have for dinner after they leave Lista?

4. Who says "the bruises go away, and so does how you hate, and so does the feeling that everything you receive in life is something you have earned" (68)?

5. What is written on the note Yankel found on his welcome mat?

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