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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dial, 1941-1804-1941; Letter Dated 17 November 1997; Falling in Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Alex misuse words?
(a) He is illiterate.
(b) He is not a native English speaker.
(c) Hetries to be smarter than he is.
(d) He cannot spell.

2. What does Alex claim to be?
(a) An excellent cook.
(b) An accountant.
(c) Celibate.
(d) A lady's man.

3. Who does Jonathan want to cut from the story?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Alex.
(c) Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior.
(d) Augustine.

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

5. What "terrible thing" does Yankel feel father's have the right to do?
(a) Read their daughter's diary.
(b) Hit them.
(c) Feel lonely.
(d) Give them away at their wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the town divided?

2. Who is the first character introduced in the book?

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

4. Who thinks "This is love . . When you notice someone's absence and hate that absence more than anything" (121)?

5. The old woman who knows about Trachimbrod also knew Jonathan's grandfather, Safran. What does she ask Alex to tell Jonathan?

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