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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. Who claims that it was Trachim who drove into the river?
(a) Yankel.
(b) Sofiowka.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Shalom.

5. Who is the first character introduced in the book?
(a) Alexander Perchov.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior.
(d) Jonathen Safran Foer.

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

7. What ailment does Grandfather claim to have?
(a) He claims to have a trick knee.
(b) He claims to be blind.
(c) He claims to be deaf.
(d) He claims to have a broken toe.

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

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

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

11. In "The Beginning of the World Often Comes," who finds debris in the river?
(a) Alex.
(b) Brod.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Hannah and Chana.

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

13. According to Alex, what is Grandfather like after the trip to Lutsk?
(a) Reenergized.
(b) Younger.
(c) Defeated.
(d) Older.

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

15. What is the name of the synagogue that straddles the "Jewish/Human fault line" (10)?
(a) The Shalom Temple.
(b) The Sloucher Synagogue.
(c) The Upright Synagogue.
(d) The Trachimbrod Synagogue.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color are Brod's eyes?

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

4. What is written on the note Yankel found on his welcome mat?

5. Who wins the second lottery?

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