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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 does Alex think was "born to be a writer"?
(a) Safran.
(b) Alex.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Little Igor.

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

3. Where does Yankel write his life history?
(a) He writes it in the Book of Antecedents.
(b) He writes it in the Book of Recurrent Dreams.
(c) He writes it on his bedroom ceiling.
(d) He writes it in his diary.

4. How many sadness's does Brod discover?
(a) 144.
(b) 7.
(c) 613.
(d) 21.

5. What does Yankel do when he gets to the river?
(a) He dives into the water to see if he can save anyone.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He stops the girls from swimming.
(d) He encourages the girls to dive for treasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do both Alex and Jonathan believe about the people in the photograph?

2. Who said "We must go backward in order to go forward" (37)?

3. What is in all of the boxes in the old woman's house?

4. Who is Little Igor?

5. Throughout the novel, who is Jonathan looking for?

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