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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. 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.

2. What are the Ukrainians celebrating when Jonathan arrives?
(a) The end of the war.
(b) The new year.
(c) Their new constitution.
(d) Jonathan's arrival.

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

4. Where does Alex live?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) America.
(d) The Ukraine.

5. What is Grandfather hired to do?
(a) Cook.
(b) Translate.
(c) Drive the car.
(d) Park cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alex hired to do?

2. What does Alex's father call him?

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

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

5. What ailment does Grandfather claim to have?

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