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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. What is Alex hired to do?
(a) Park cars.
(b) Carry luggage.
(c) Translate.
(d) Drive the car.

2. When Alex picks up Jonathan, where does Jonathan say he wants to go?
(a) Odessa.
(b) Trachimrod.
(c) Lutsk.
(d) New York.

3. Who said "We must go backward in order to go forward" (37)?
(a) The Rabbi.
(b) Didl.
(c) Yankel.
(d) Jonathan.

4. What does Little Igor's father buy him in an attempt to make him feel better?
(a) A trip.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A horse.
(d) A car.

5. What name is chosen for the shtetl in a lottery?
(a) Trachimbrod.
(b) Sofiowka.
(c) Brod.
(d) Shtetl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is The Book of Recurrent Dreams?

2. What do the women of Trachimbrod call Brod behind her back?

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

4. Who does Alex fall in love with?

5. How old is Little Igor?

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