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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. Why is Sammy Davis Junior, Junior with the group?
(a) She is the seeing eye dog for Grandfather.
(b) She is there for company.
(c) She is the tour guide for Jonathan.
(d) She is there to entertain them.

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

3. "The Dial, 1941-1804-1941" goes back and forth between two stories. Who are the two stories about?
(a) Alex and Little Igor.
(b) Safran and Zosha.
(c) Jonathan's grandfather and Brod.
(d) Yankel and Brod.

4. What do the women of Trachimbrod call Brod behind her back?
(a) The mermaid.
(b) Schmuck.
(c) Skinny little brat.
(d) Dirty river girl.

5. According to Alex, what is Grandfather like after the trip to Lutsk?
(a) Younger.
(b) Older.
(c) Defeated.
(d) Reenergized.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ailment does Grandfather claim to have?

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

3. What do both Alex and Jonathan believe about the people in the photograph?

4. What does Grandfather say to the woman they meet in "Falling in Love" that is out of character?

5. What lie does Yankel tell himself?

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