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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. Who is Alex referring to when he says, "it is as if after surviving so much, there was no longer a reason to survive" (143)?
(a) Brod.
(b) Alex's Grandfather.
(c) Jonathan's grandmother.
(d) Jonathan's grandfather.

2. In a vision, Brod sees a boy reading from the Book of Antecedents. What is the title of the section he is reading from?
(a) "Sadness."
(b) "The First Rape of Brod D."
(c) "This is me with Augustine, February 21, 1943."
(d) "The dream of living forever with Brod."

3. Brod sees a picture in her telescope. What is written on the back?
(a) "This is me with Augustine, February 21, 1943."
(b) "Alex and Jonathan, 1997."
(c) "I did it for myself."
(d) "The Book of Antecedents."

4. How do Brod and Yankel earn a living?
(a) They fix anything from broken jars to broken doors.
(b) They rent books from their personal library to the town people.
(c) They work in the public library.
(d) They work in the field.

5. What does Sammy Davis Junior, Junior do to the shirt that she was given to look official?
(a) Nothing.
(b) She ripped it.
(c) She has thrown it away.
(d) She eats part of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Alex picks up Jonathan, where does Jonathan say he wants to go?

2. What does Alex's father call him?

3. Who does Safran think he looks like?

4. What is the name of the synagogue that straddles the "Jewish/Human fault line" (10)?

5. Who does Alex think was "born to be a writer"?

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