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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. What does Yankel dream about?
(a) He dreams about living forever with Brod.
(b) He dreams about his work.
(c) He dreams about traveling to America.
(d) He dreams about his ex-wife.

2. Who does Jonathan want to cut from the story?
(a) Alex.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Augustine.
(d) Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior.

3. In "Falling in Love," who does Alex think he has found?
(a) Lista.
(b) Zosha.
(c) Jonathan's grandmother.
(d) Augustine.

4. What name is chosen for the shtetl in a lottery?
(a) Brod.
(b) Sofiowka.
(c) Trachimbrod.
(d) Shtetl.

5. How do the people celebrate Trachimday?
(a) They dance at the river.
(b) They drive their wagons into the Brod river.
(c) They dance around a bonfire.
(d) They throw sacks into the river for men to dive after.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Jonathan, Alex, and Grandfather see when they finally reach Trachimbrod?

2. What is in all of the boxes in the old woman's house?

3. Who does Alex fall in love with?

4. Who does Alex think was "born to be a writer"?

5. What does Little Igor's father buy him in an attempt to make him feel better?

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