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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through An Overture to the Commencement of a Very Rigid Journey; The Beginning of the World Often Comes; The Lottery, 1791; Letter Dated 20 July 1997; An Overture to Encountering the Hero, and Then Encountering the Hero.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Alex, what is Grandfather like after the trip to Lutsk?
(a) Reenergized.
(b) Older.
(c) Younger.
(d) Defeated.

3. Who is the first character introduced in the book?
(a) Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior.
(b) Alexander Perchov.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Jonathen Safran Foer.

4. 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.
(b) Alex's father.
(c) Alex's grandfather.
(d) Alex's mother.

5. In "The Lottery, 1791," where are the men when in the synagogue?
(a) They are sitting in pews.
(b) They are hanging on ropes.
(c) They are standing around the Torah.
(d) They are kneeling on the floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many entries did the Rabbi receive for the lottery?

2. Who claims that it was Trachim who drove into the river?

3. What is Jonathan afraid of?

4. Where does Alex live?

5. What does Alex's father call him?

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