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

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

3. Who does Alex fall in love with?
(a) Augustine.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Chana.

4. What does Alex claim to be?
(a) A lady's man.
(b) Celibate.
(c) An accountant.
(d) An excellent cook.

5. What is Grandfather hired to do?
(a) Translate.
(b) Drive the car.
(c) Cook.
(d) Park cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the town divided?

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

3. Who is nicknamed the "Clumsy One?"

4. Why is Sammy Davis Junior, Junior with the group?

5. What ailment does Grandfather claim to have?

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