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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 name of Grandfather's dog?
(a) Rolf.
(b) Little Igor.
(c) Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior.
(d) Alexander.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take the baby to choose a name?

2. 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)?

3. What are the Ukrainians celebrating when Jonathan arrives?

4. In "The Beginning of the World Often Comes," who finds debris in the river?

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

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