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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 approaches Alex while he is at the beach?
(a) Father.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) The police.
(d) Little Igor.

2. When Alex picks up Jonathan, where does Jonathan say he wants to go?
(a) New York.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Lutsk.
(d) Trachimrod.

3. How many sadness's does Brod discover?
(a) 144.
(b) 613.
(c) 21.
(d) 7.

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

5. 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)?
(a) Alex's Grandfather.
(b) Brod.
(c) Jonathan's grandmother.
(d) Jonathan's grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alex claim to be?

2. What name is chosen for the shtetl in a lottery?

3. What is Alex hired to do?

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

5. Concerning Jonathan's novel, what does Alex ask Jonathan to do?

(see the answer key)

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