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

2. What name is chosen for the shtetl in a lottery?
(a) Trachimbrod.
(b) Shtetl.
(c) Brod.
(d) Sofiowka.

3. When Alex picks up Jonathan, where does Jonathan say he wants to go?
(a) Trachimrod.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Lutsk.
(d) New York.

4. How long does it take the baby to choose a name?
(a) Seven days.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two minutes.
(d) Seven minutes.

5. What does Alex do with the money he makes?
(a) He saves it.
(b) He gives it to Little Igor.
(c) He goes to the discotheques.
(d) He spends it on women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Grandfather's dog?

2. Who does Alex fall in love with?

3. According to Alex, what is Grandfather like after the trip to Lutsk?

4. What evidence does Yankel, Brod's "father," give that Brod's "mother" loved him?

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

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