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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 Yankel do with the note that his wife left him?
(a) He burns it.
(b) He keeps it in his pocket at all times.
(c) He tries to lose it.
(d) He rips it up.

2. Who says "I mount the autobus for an hour to work all day doing things I hate. You want to know why? It is for you . . . One day you will do things for me that you hate. That is what it means to be a family" (2)?
(a) Alex's father.
(b) Alex's grandfather.
(c) Alex's mother.
(d) Alex.

3. What is the official name of the shtetl?
(a) Sofiowka.
(b) Trachimbrod.
(c) Brod.
(d) Shtetl.

4. What is the most important item found in the river?
(a) A treasure chest.
(b) A baby girl.
(c) Trachim's body.
(d) A bag of gold.

5. What is the name of the synagogue that straddles the "Jewish/Human fault line" (10)?
(a) The Shalom Temple.
(b) The Sloucher Synagogue.
(c) The Trachimbrod Synagogue.
(d) The Upright Synagogue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wins the second lottery?

2. What does Little Igor's father buy him in an attempt to make him feel better?

3. Who is the first character introduced in the book?

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

5. What is the purpose of The Lottery?

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