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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. What did the Nazi's first do when they came to Trachimbrod?
(a) Blow everything up.
(b) Give chocolate to the children.
(c) Shoot people at random.
(d) Burn down the synagogue.

2. Who is the first character introduced in the book?
(a) Jonathen Safran Foer.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Alexander Perchov.
(d) Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior.

3. Who claims that it was Trachim who drove into the river?
(a) Shalom.
(b) Yankel.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Sofiowka.

4. What happens to the Kolker when he goes to work?
(a) He dies.
(b) He is robbed.
(c) He has a saw blade imbedded in his head.
(d) He loses an arm to the machinery.

5. How long does it take the baby to choose a name?
(a) Seven minutes.
(b) Two days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Two minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Beginning of the World Often Comes," who finds debris in the river?

2. When the old woman's father was told to do something or his wife would be shot, what did he do?

3. Who wrote the "Letter Dated 23 September 1997"?

4. By the time she is twelve, how many men have proposed to Brod?

5. What does Yankel dream about?

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