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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. What is the name of Grandfather's dog?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Little Igor.
(c) Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior.
(d) Rolf.

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

3. What does Little Igor's father buy him in an attempt to make him feel better?
(a) A car.
(b) A trip.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A horse.

4. How is the town divided?
(a) It is divided into the Russian Quarter, the Polish Quarter, and the Jewish Half.
(b) It is divided into the Rich District and the Ghetto.
(c) It is divided into the Jewish Half and the Christian Half.
(d) It is divided into the Jewish Quarter and the Human Three-Quarters.

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

Short Answer 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)?

2. At the end of "The Dial, 1941-1804-1941," Brod tells Kolker that she loves him and "for the first time in her life, the words had meaning" (139). Why do the words have meaning now?

3. Where does Alex live?

4. Who claims that it was Trachim who drove into the river?

5. What "terrible thing" does Yankel feel father's have the right to do?

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