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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Illumination; The Wedding Reception Was So Extraordinary! Or The End of the Moment That Never Ends, 1941; The First Blasts, and Then Love, 1941; The Persnicketiness of Memory, 1941; The Beginning of the World Often Comes, 1942-1791; Letter Dated 22 Januar.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Alex reads Jonathan's journal, what story does he find?
(a) A story about his past.
(b) A story about something he has not done yet.
(c) A story about Grandfather.
(d) A story about Augustine.

2. What "terrible thing" does Yankel feel father's have the right to do?
(a) Hit them.
(b) Give them away at their wedding.
(c) Feel lonely.
(d) Read their daughter's diary.

3. What is everyone in Trachimbrod doing when the Nazis come?
(a) Having a town meeting.
(b) Praying in the synagogue.
(c) Celebrating Trachimday.
(d) Sleeping.

4. Which statement would most accurately describe Brod?
(a) Brod is blind and grumpy.
(b) Brod is crippled, but beautiful.
(c) Brod is blissfully happy.
(d) Brod is beautiful and lonely.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Gypsy girl want to do with Safran?

2. Who wins the second lottery?

3. What did Grandfather do at the end of the book for Little Igor and Alex?

4. What do Grandfather, Alex, and Jonathan have for dinner after they leave Lista?

5. Concerning marriage, what does Yankel request of Brod?

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