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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. Who said "We must go backward in order to go forward" (37)?
(a) The Rabbi.
(b) Yankel.
(c) Didl.
(d) Jonathan.

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

3. In "Letter Dated 26 January 1998," what does Alex do with the division Jonathan sent him?
(a) He read it to Little Igor.
(b) He gave it to Father.
(c) He read it to Grandfather.
(d) He gave it to Samy Davis Junior, Junior.

4. Who is in the photo that Jonathan shows to Alex?
(a) Jonathan and his girlfriend.
(b) Alex's grandfather and grandmother.
(c) Jonathan's grandfather and Augustine.
(d) Grandfather and Eli.

5. What is in all of the boxes in the old woman's house?
(a) The woman's favorite photographs.
(b) Old newspapers about the war.
(c) Documents that need to be filed.
(d) The only items remaining of Trachimbrod.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alex admit to Jonathan in the "Letter Dated 17 November 1997"?

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

3. In "An Overture to Illumination," Jonathan, Alex, and Grandfather are returning from Trachimbrod. Why does Grandfather get mad at their waitress?

4. Concerning Jonathan's novel, what does Alex ask Jonathan to do?

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

(see the answer key)

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