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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Book of Recurrent Dreams, 1791; Falling in Love, 1791-1796; Another Lottery, 1791; Letter Dated 23 September 1997; Going Forth to Lutsk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wins the second lottery?
(a) Yankel.
(b) Sofiowka.
(c) Chana.
(d) Brod.

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

3. What is Yankel doing before he is told he will be a father?
(a) Working at the flour mill.
(b) Listening to the Book of Recurrent Dreams.
(c) Flirting with another woman.
(d) Working in the fields.

4. What is the official name of the shtetl?
(a) Brod.
(b) Trachimbrod.
(c) Sofiowka.
(d) Shtetl.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alex misuse words?

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

3. The original Sammy Davis Junior was what?

4. Who says "the bruises go away, and so does how you hate, and so does the feeling that everything you receive in life is something you have earned" (68)?

5. What is written on the note Yankel found on his welcome mat?

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