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

2. How old is Little Igor?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Sixty.

3. How did Jonathan's grandmother survive the war?
(a) She jumped in the river.
(b) She hid in the basement.
(c) She pretended to not be Jewish.
(d) She left before the Nazis arrived.

4. Where does Alex keep the money that he saves?
(a) In the bank.
(b) In his wallet.
(c) Under his mattress.
(d) In the cookie box in the kitchen.

5. In "Letter Dated 26 January 1998," what does Alex do with the division Jonathan sent him?
(a) He read it to Grandfather.
(b) He read it to Little Igor.
(c) He gave it to Father.
(d) He gave it to Samy Davis Junior, Junior.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the Tolerable Rabbi call the winner "Kolker"?

3. Who wrote the "Letter Dated 23 September 1997"?

4. Who asks "how are your books arranged" (231)?

5. Why are the Gypsy girl and Safran unable to be together?

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