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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. According to Alex, why does Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior like Jonathan so much?
(a) She likes his cologne.
(b) She likes his story.
(c) She likes his voice.
(d) She likes his eyes.

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

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

4. What evidence does Yankel, Brod's "father," give that Brod's "mother" loved him?
(a) Photographs.
(b) Jewelry her "mother" gave him.
(c) Books Brod's mother gave him.
(d) Love letters that Yankel wrote to himself with his left hand.

5. Where does Alex live?
(a) America.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) The Ukraine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many entries did the Rabbi receive for the lottery?

2. Who does Alex fall in love with?

3. In "The Lottery, 1791," where are the men when in the synagogue?

4. Why does Alex misuse words?

5. Where does Alex keep the money that he saves?

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