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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brod sees a picture in her telescope. What is written on the back?
(a) "This is me with Augustine, February 21, 1943."
(b) "The Book of Antecedents."
(c) "I did it for myself."
(d) "Alex and Jonathan, 1997."

2. What does Little Igor's father buy him in an attempt to make him feel better?
(a) A trip.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A car.
(d) A horse.

3. In the "Letter Dated 28 October 1997," what does Alex say that he catches his grandfather doing?
(a) Crying.
(b) Reading a letter.
(c) Kissing a woman.
(d) Sleeping.

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

5. What is the name of Grandfather's dog?
(a) Little Igor.
(b) Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior.
(c) Alexander.
(d) Rolf.

6. Why does Alex misuse words?
(a) He is not a native English speaker.
(b) He is illiterate.
(c) He cannot spell.
(d) Hetries to be smarter than he is.

7. Where does Grandfather suggest Jonathan go to fall in love?
(a) Kolki.
(b) Miami.
(c) Odessa.
(d) New York.

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

9. Who is watching Brod when she finds Yankel?
(a) No one.
(b) Safran.
(c) Sofiowka.
(d) Kolker.

10. Who is Little Igor?
(a) Alex's father.
(b) The bad guy.
(c) Alex's brother.
(d) Alex's bookie.

11. What does the note that Yankel wrote say?
(a) You are Yankel. You love Brod.
(b) I am sorry.
(c) I did it for myself.
(d) Everything for Brod.

12. What does Jonathan imagine Brod looks like?
(a) Chubby with mismatched eyes.
(b) Skinny with dark hair.
(c) Tall with green eyes.
(d) Thin with blonde hair.

13. What color are Brod's eyes?
(a) One blue and one brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) One blue and one green.

14. Concerning marriage, what does Yankel request of Brod?
(a) He asks her to wait until he dies.
(b) He asks that she choose someone rich.
(c) He asks that she choose someone for love.
(d) He asks her to never get married.

15. What does Yankel have in his hands when he dies?
(a) A drink and a cigar.
(b) A note and his abacus bead.
(c) A note and Brod's diary.
(d) Lipstick and a book.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Very Rigid Search," what does Alex say that makes the old woman admit she knows about Trachimbrod?

2. In a vision, Brod sees a boy reading from the Book of Antecedents. What is the title of the section he is reading from?

3. What "terrible thing" does Yankel feel father's have the right to do?

4. What does Yankel do with the note that his wife left him?

5. Who says "the bruises go away, and so does how you hate, and so does the feeling that everything you receive in life is something you have earned" (68)?

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