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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 name is chosen for the shtetl in a lottery?
(a) Sofiowka.
(b) Brod.
(c) Trachimbrod.
(d) Shtetl.

2. What is written on Sofiowka's chest when he is found dead?
(a) Trachimbrod.
(b) Sorry.
(c) Rapist.
(d) Animal.

3. In "The Lottery, 1791," what is the name of the synagogue where the Rabbi does NOT want the baby to go?
(a) The Trachimbrod Synagogue.
(b) The Shalom Temple.
(c) The Upright Synagogue.
(d) The Slouching Synagogue.

4. In "Falling in Love," who does Alex think he has found?
(a) Jonathan's grandmother.
(b) Augustine.
(c) Lista.
(d) Zosha.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is written on the note Yankel found on his welcome mat?

2. Who is nicknamed the "Clumsy One?"

3. What is odd about traveling to Trachimbrod with the old woman?

4. Where is Safran going when leaving his apparent lover?

5. What is in all of the boxes in the old woman's house?

(see the answer key)

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