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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Falling in Love, 1934-1941; Letter Dated 24 December 1997; An Overture to Illumination; Falling in Love, 1934-1941; Letter Dated 26 January 1998.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is odd about traveling to Trachimbrod with the old woman?
(a) Grandfather carries her.
(b) She rides shotgun.
(c) She walks in front of the car.
(d) She rides in a wheel chair with Sammy Davis Junior, Junior on her lap.

2. What does Yankel have in his hands when he dies?
(a) A note and Brod's diary.
(b) Lipstick and a book.
(c) A drink and a cigar.
(d) A note and his abacus bead.

3. The original Sammy Davis Junior was what?
(a) A Christian.
(b) A bad singer.
(c) A Jew.
(d) A pilot.

4. What does Grandfather say to the woman they meet in "Falling in Love" that is out of character?
(a) "You are a liar."
(b) "You are stupid."
(c) "You are very beautiful."
(d) "You are brave."

5. What ailment does Grandfather claim to have?
(a) He claims to be deaf.
(b) He claims to have a trick knee.
(c) He claims to be blind.
(d) He claims to have a broken toe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jonathan want to cut from the story?

2. What does Jonathan imagine Brod looks like?

3. Who does Safran meet up with at the wedding reception?

4. In "Letter Dated 26 January 1998," what does Alex tell about Grandfather?

5. At the end of "The Dial, 1941-1804-1941," Brod tells Kolker that she loves him and "for the first time in her life, the words had meaning" (139). Why do the words have meaning now?

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