2. What evidence does Yankel, Brod's "father," give that Brod's "mother" loved him?
(a) Jewelry her "mother" gave him.
(b) Books Brod's mother gave him.
(c) Love letters that Yankel wrote to himself with his left hand.
(d) Photographs.

3. Who says "I mount the autobus for an hour to work all day doing things I hate. You want to know why? It is for you . . . One day you will do things for me that you hate. That is what it means to be a family" (2)?
(a) Alex.
(b) Alex's father.
(c) Alex's mother.
(d) Alex's grandfather.

4. Who is in the photo that Jonathan shows to Alex?
(a) Jonathan and his girlfriend.
(b) Jonathan's grandfather and Augustine.
(c) Alex's grandfather and grandmother.
(d) Grandfather and Eli.

5. In "The Lottery, 1791," what is the name of the synagogue where the Rabbi does NOT want the baby to go?
(a) The Slouching Synagogue.
(b) The Trachimbrod Synagogue.
(c) The Shalom Temple.
(d) The Upright Synagogue.

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

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

8. How long does it take the baby to choose a name?
(a) Seven days.
(b) Seven minutes.
(c) Two minutes.
(d) Two days.

9. What is the official name of the shtetl?
(a) Sofiowka.
(b) Brod.
(c) Shtetl.
(d) Trachimbrod.

10. Where does Yankel write his life history?
(a) He writes it in the Book of Recurrent Dreams.
(b) He writes it in his diary.
(c) He writes it in the Book of Antecedents.
(d) He writes it on his bedroom ceiling.

11. What is The Book of Recurrent Dreams?
(a) A book about the dreams of prophets.
(b) A book in which congregants write dreams they have had.
(c) A book about following dreams.
(d) A book in which the history of Trachimbrod is written.

12. Who said "We must go backward in order to go forward" (37)?
(a) The Rabbi.
(b) Didl.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Yankel.

13. What happens to Jonathan's documents?
(a) The police confiscated them.
(b) Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior ate them.
(c) Alex ate them.
(d) They were stolen.

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

15. Which statement is an accurate description of Jonathan?
(a) Jonathan is Ukrainian and a vegetarian.
(b) Jonathan is an American and a womanizer.
(c) Jonathan is Ukrainian and a pacifist.
(d) Jonathan is an American and a vegetarian.