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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Book of Recurrent Dreams, 1791; Falling in Love, 1791-1796; Another Lottery, 1791; Letter Dated 23 September 1997; Going Forth to Lutsk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are Brod's eyes?
(a) One blue and one brown.
(b) One blue and one green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

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

3. Who is the first character introduced in the book?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Alexander Perchov.
(c) Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior.
(d) Jonathen Safran Foer.

4. What evidence does Yankel, Brod's "father," give that Brod's "mother" loved him?
(a) Books Brod's mother gave him.
(b) Photographs.
(c) Jewelry her "mother" gave him.
(d) Love letters that Yankel wrote to himself with his left hand.

5. Who says "the bruises go away, and so does how you hate, and so does the feeling that everything you receive in life is something you have earned" (68)?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Alex.
(c) Brod.
(d) Grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Lottery, 1791," who wins the lottery?

2. What would Alex name a town if given the chance?

3. What does Alex's father call him?

4. What does Alex do with the money he makes?

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

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