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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 does the Tolerable Rabbi call the winner "Kolker"?
(a) Because he is from Kolki.
(b) Because he is from Kolkensberg.
(c) Because of his profession.
(d) Because he is a cook.

2. Brod sees a picture in her telescope. What is written on the back?
(a) "Alex and Jonathan, 1997."
(b) "This is me with Augustine, February 21, 1943."
(c) "I did it for myself."
(d) "The Book of Antecedents."

3. What synagogue does Yankel belong to?
(a) The Upright Synagogue.
(b) The Shalom Temple.
(c) The Slouching Synagogue.
(d) The Trachimbrod Synagogue.

4. 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 kneeling on the floor.
(d) They are sitting in pews.

5. In the "Letter Dated 28 October 1997," what does Alex say that he catches his grandfather doing?
(a) Kissing a woman.
(b) Reading a letter.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alex live?

2. 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)?

3. How do the people celebrate Trachimday?

4. What does Yankel wear that distinguishes him from everyone else?

5. What does Little Igor's father buy him in an attempt to make him feel better?

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