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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Falling in Love, 1934-1941; Letter Dated 24 December 1997; An Overture to Illumination; Falling in Love, 1934-1941; Letter Dated 26 January 1998.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is in the picture Grandfather pulled from the "In Case" box?
(a) Augustine and Safran.
(b) Safran and Zosha.
(c) Lista and Herschel.
(d) Grandfather and Herschel.

2. What do Grandfather, Alex, and Jonathan have for dinner after they leave Lista?
(a) They eat peanuts.
(b) They eat sausage.
(c) They eat nothing.
(d) They eat salad.

3. How does Alex feel about the idea of cutting out the discussion of Jonathan's grandmother from the story?
(a) He rewrites the section.
(b) He agrees whole heartedly.
(c) He refuses.
(d) He reluctantly agrees.

4. What lie does Yankel tell himself?
(a) "I am young."
(b) "I am not sad."
(c) "I am strong."
(d) "I am Brod's biological father."

5. Who wins the Trachimday parade game?
(a) Shalom.
(b) Yankel.
(c) Sofiowka.
(d) Brod.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Alex referring to when he says, "it is as if after surviving so much, there was no longer a reason to survive" (143)?

2. In "Letter Dated 26 January 1998," what does Alex do with the division Jonathan sent him?

3. According to Jonathan, what makes women fall in love with Safran?

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

5. What is the result of Kolker's injuries?

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