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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is written on the note Yankel found on his welcome mat?
(a) "I hate you."
(b) "Don't look for me. I will not be back."
(c) "I had to do it for myself."
(d) "I'll be back soon, don't worry."

2. How is the town divided?
(a) It is divided into the Jewish Quarter and the Human Three-Quarters.
(b) It is divided into the Rich District and the Ghetto.
(c) It is divided into the Jewish Half and the Christian Half.
(d) It is divided into the Russian Quarter, the Polish Quarter, and the Jewish Half.

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

4. In a vision, Brod sees a boy reading from the Book of Antecedents. What is the title of the section he is reading from?
(a) "The dream of living forever with Brod."
(b) "This is me with Augustine, February 21, 1943."
(c) "Sadness."
(d) "The First Rape of Brod D."

5. In "The Lottery, 1791," who wins the lottery?
(a) The Rabbi.
(b) Sofiowka.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Yankel.

6. How does Brod dress for the parade?
(a) She dresses in traditional Upright clothing.
(b) She dresses in traditional Sloucher clothing.
(c) She dresses like a princess.
(d) She dresses as a mermaid.

7. What lie does Yankel tell himself?
(a) "I am strong."
(b) "I am young."
(c) "I am Brod's biological father."
(d) "I am not sad."

8. How old is Little Igor?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Twenty-two.
(c) Five.
(d) Fourteen.

9. Who says"I must say that the dream that we are our fathers made me melancholy" (54)?
(a) Alex.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Brod.

10. 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.

11. What does Yankel do when he gets to the river?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He encourages the girls to dive for treasure.
(c) He dives into the water to see if he can save anyone.
(d) He stops the girls from swimming.

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

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

14. What synagogue does Yankel belong to?
(a) The Slouching Synagogue.
(b) The Upright Synagogue.
(c) The Shalom Temple.
(d) The Trachimbrod Synagogue.

15. Who wins the Trachimday parade game?
(a) Shalom.
(b) Sofiowka.
(c) Brod.
(d) Yankel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the official name of the shtetl?

2. According to Alex, why does Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior like Jonathan so much?

3. What is the purpose of The Lottery?

4. Why does the Tolerable Rabbi call the winner "Kolker"?

5. Who is the first character introduced in the book?

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