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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Wedding Reception Was So Extraordinary or It All Goes Downhill After the Wedding, 1941; The Dupe of Chance, 1941-1924; The Thickness of Blood and Drama, 1934; Letter Dated 12 December 1997; What We Saw When We Saw Trachimbrod or Falling in Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Letter Dated 12 December 1997," what does Alex say is the reason he does not remove his father from his life?
(a) Love.
(b) Weakness.
(c) His father has changed.
(d) Cowardice.

2. What is Jonathan afraid of?
(a) Hurting his grandfather.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Not finding Augustine.
(d) The truth.

3. At the end of "The Dial, 1941-1804-1941," Brod tells Kolker that she loves him and "for the first time in her life, the words had meaning" (139). Why do the words have meaning now?
(a) The Kolker told her the truth about her father.
(b) The Kolker is dying.
(c) The Kolker has given her perfume.
(d) The Kolker has given her a baby.

4. What does Alex's father call him?
(a) Shapka.
(b) Alex.
(c) Alexi-stop-spleening-me.
(d) Clumsy One.

5. What is the result of Kolker's injuries?
(a) Kolker has random violent emotional outbursts.
(b) Kolker is more attentive to his wife.
(c) Kolker is unable to work and becomes depressed.
(d) Kolker dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Alex picks up Jonathan, where does Jonathan say he wants to go?

2. When the old woman saw Safran again years after the town was destroyed, what did they do?

3. What is the purpose of The Lottery?

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

5. What is the name of Grandfather's dog?

(see the answer key)

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