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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 is the purpose of The Lottery?
(a) It is a method of deciding who needs to die as an offering.
(b) It is a method of deciding who will adopt a baby.
(c) It is a game to win enough money for two years wages.
(d) It is a game to win a trip to America.

2. What ailment does Grandfather claim to have?
(a) He claims to be deaf.
(b) He claims to be blind.
(c) He claims to have a trick knee.
(d) He claims to have a broken toe.

3. What does Sammy Davis Junior, Junior do to the shirt that she was given to look official?
(a) She has thrown it away.
(b) Nothing.
(c) She ripped it.
(d) She eats part of it.

4. What does Yankel wear that distinguishes him from everyone else?
(a) An incriminating abacus bead on a string.
(b) A blue bowler hat with a black ribbon.
(c) A black tie.
(d) An innocent white flower in his lapel.

5. In "The Beginning of the World Often Comes," who finds debris in the river?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Alex.
(c) Hannah and Chana.
(d) Brod.

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. In "The Lottery, 1791," who wins the lottery?

3. What is the name of the synagogue that straddles the "Jewish/Human fault line" (10)?

4. What is the name of Grandfather's dog?

5. Who does Alex fall in love with?

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