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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 purpose of The Lottery?
(a) It is a game to win enough money for two years wages.
(b) It is a game to win a trip to America.
(c) It is a method of deciding who needs to die as an offering.
(d) It is a method of deciding who will adopt a baby.

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?
(a) The Kolker told her the truth about her father.
(b) The Kolker has given her a baby.
(c) The Kolker is dying.
(d) The Kolker has given her perfume.

3. What does Alex's father call him?
(a) Clumsy One.
(b) Alexi-stop-spleening-me.
(c) Alex.
(d) Shapka.

4. What do the women of Trachimbrod call Brod behind her back?
(a) Skinny little brat.
(b) Schmuck.
(c) Dirty river girl.
(d) The mermaid.

5. According to the old woman, what does Trachimbrod look like now?
(a) It has been rebuilt and doesn't look at all like it did before.
(b) It looks like any other field.
(c) It is crumbling.
(d) It is empty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the town divided?

3. In "The Lottery, 1791," where are the men when in the synagogue?

4. How old is Little Igor?

5. According to Alex, why does Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior like Jonathan so much?

(see the answer key)

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