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

2. "The Dial, 1941-1804-1941" goes back and forth between two stories. Who are the two stories about?
(a) Jonathan's grandfather and Brod.
(b) Yankel and Brod.
(c) Safran and Zosha.
(d) Alex and Little Igor.

3. What lie does Yankel tell himself?
(a) "I am young."
(b) "I am not sad."
(c) "I am strong."
(d) "I am Brod's biological father."

4. By the time she is twelve, how many men have proposed to Brod?
(a) None.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Every man in the shtetl.
(d) Three.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name is chosen for the shtetl in a lottery?

2. Who is watching Brod when she finds Yankel?

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

4. Which statement is an accurate description of Jonathan?

5. Concerning marriage, what does Yankel request of Brod?

(see the answer key)

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