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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Falling in Love, 1791-1803; Recurrent Secrets, 1791-1943; A Parade, A Death, A Proposition, 1804-1969; Letter Dated 28 October 1997; A Very Rigid Search.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Sammy Davis Junior, Junior with the group?
(a) She is there for company.
(b) She is there to entertain them.
(c) She is the seeing eye dog for Grandfather.
(d) She is the tour guide for Jonathan.

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

3. What does Yankel do when he gets to the river?
(a) He encourages the girls to dive for treasure.
(b) He dives into the water to see if he can save anyone.
(c) He stops the girls from swimming.
(d) He laughs.

4. Which statement is an accurate description of Jonathan?
(a) Jonathan is an American and a womanizer.
(b) Jonathan is an American and a vegetarian.
(c) Jonathan is Ukrainian and a pacifist.
(d) Jonathan is Ukrainian and a vegetarian.

5. Where does Grandfather suggest Jonathan go to fall in love?
(a) Odessa.
(b) New York.
(c) Miami.
(d) Kolki.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a vision, Brod sees a boy reading from the Book of Antecedents. What is the title of the section he is reading from?

2. Why does the Tolerable Rabbi call the winner "Kolker"?

3. What does Alex do with the money he makes?

4. How does Brod dress for the parade?

5. 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)?

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