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

2. What is Alex hired to do?
(a) Carry luggage.
(b) Drive the car.
(c) Translate.
(d) Park cars.

3. How many times do Joseph and Sarah L. get married?
(a) 12.
(b) 120.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

4. Who is the bridegroom that the men are waiting for in "The Dial, 1941-1804-1941"?
(a) Safran.
(b) Alex.
(c) Kolker.
(d) Sasha.

5. What is the purpose of The Lottery?
(a) It is a method of deciding who will adopt a baby.
(b) It is a game to win enough money for two years wages.
(c) It is a method of deciding who needs to die as an offering.
(d) It is a game to win a trip to America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Safran love about Zosha?

2. Who wins the second lottery?

3. In "Letter Dated 26 January 1998," what does Alex tell about Grandfather?

4. In "An Overture to Illumination," Jonathan, Alex, and Grandfather are returning from Trachimbrod. Why does Grandfather get mad at their waitress?

5. Who is watching Brod when she finds Yankel?

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