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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. Why does Alex misuse words?
(a) He is illiterate.
(b) He is not a native English speaker.
(c) He cannot spell.
(d) Hetries to be smarter than he is.

2. In "The Lottery, 1791," who wins the lottery?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Sofiowka.
(c) The Rabbi.
(d) Yankel.

3. How is the town divided?
(a) It is divided into the Jewish Quarter and the Human Three-Quarters.
(b) It is divided into the Rich District and the Ghetto.
(c) It is divided into the Russian Quarter, the Polish Quarter, and the Jewish Half.
(d) It is divided into the Jewish Half and the Christian Half.

4. Where does Alex live?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) America.
(d) The Ukraine.

5. What is the name of the synagogue that straddles the "Jewish/Human fault line" (10)?
(a) The Sloucher Synagogue.
(b) The Shalom Temple.
(c) The Upright Synagogue.
(d) The Trachimbrod Synagogue.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Lottery, 1791," what is the name of the synagogue where the Rabbi does NOT want the baby to go?

2. Who is the first character introduced in the book?

3. Who is nicknamed the "Clumsy One?"

4. What does Sammy Davis Junior, Junior do to the shirt that she was given to look official?

5. According to Alex, what is Grandfather like after the trip to Lutsk?

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