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. In "What We Saw When We Saw Trachimbrod or Falling in Love," who says "I don't want to hear any more?"
(a) The old woman.
(b) Alex.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Grandfather.

2. What do Grandfather, Alex, and Jonathan have for dinner after they leave Lista?
(a) They eat peanuts.
(b) They eat nothing.
(c) They eat salad.
(d) They eat sausage.

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

4. Who says"I must say that the dream that we are our fathers made me melancholy" (54)?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Brod.
(c) Alex.
(d) Grandfather.

5. What happens to the Kolker when he goes to work?
(a) He has a saw blade imbedded in his head.
(b) He loses an arm to the machinery.
(c) He dies.
(d) He is robbed.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the official name of the shtetl?

3. What happens to the Gypsy girl after Safran gets married?

4. Why doesn't Brod want her husband to go to work?

5. What is the relationship between "The Dial" and Safran?

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