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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who thinks "This is love . . When you notice someone's absence and hate that absence more than anything" (121)?
(a) Safran.
(b) Brod.
(c) Alex.
(d) Kolker.

2. Where is Safran going when leaving his apparent lover?
(a) Kolki.
(b) Home.
(c) The flour mill.
(d) To the Dial.

3. Why are the Gypsy girl and Safran unable to be together?
(a) Because she is a Gypsy and he is a Jew.
(b) Because she is poor and he is rich.
(c) Because of his arm.
(d) Because she is smart and he is not.

4. According to the old woman, what does Trachimbrod look like now?
(a) It is crumbling.
(b) It is empty.
(c) It has been rebuilt and doesn't look at all like it did before.
(d) It looks like any other field.

5. What do Grandfather, Alex, and Jonathan have for dinner after they leave Lista?
(a) They eat salad.
(b) They eat sausage.
(c) They eat peanuts.
(d) They eat nothing.

6. How does Alex feel about the idea of cutting out the discussion of Jonathan's grandmother from the story?
(a) He reluctantly agrees.
(b) He refuses.
(c) He rewrites the section.
(d) He agrees whole heartedly.

7. When does the old woman want out of the car?
(a) When they get to Trachimbrod.
(b) When it makes noise.
(c) When it is stopped.
(d) When they ask too many questions.

8. In "Letter Dated 12 December 1997," what does Alex say is the reason he does not remove his father from his life?
(a) Love.
(b) His father has changed.
(c) Cowardice.
(d) Weakness.

9. "The Dial, 1941-1804-1941" goes back and forth between two stories. Who are the two stories about?
(a) Jonathan's grandfather and Brod.
(b) Alex and Little Igor.
(c) Safran and Zosha.
(d) Yankel and Brod.

10. Who does Alex think was "born to be a writer"?
(a) Safran.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Alex.
(d) Little Igor.

11. Who is Alex referring to when he says, "it is as if after surviving so much, there was no longer a reason to survive" (143)?
(a) Alex's Grandfather.
(b) Jonathan's grandfather.
(c) Brod.
(d) Jonathan's grandmother.

12. After leaving Lista and drinking vodka, what do Grandfather, Alex, and Jonathan argue about?
(a) What to eat.
(b) Where to go the next day.
(c) What to talk about.
(d) Whether or not they should open the box.

13. What does Grandfather say to the woman they meet in "Falling in Love" that is out of character?
(a) "You are very beautiful."
(b) "You are a liar."
(c) "You are brave."
(d) "You are stupid."

14. Who has a ticket for the same seat at the theater as Safran?
(a) The Gypsy girl.
(b) Lista P.
(c) Rose.
(d) Zosha.

15. What does the woman give Jonathan?
(a) A book his grandfather had given her.
(b) A kiss.
(c) A box with the words "In Case" written on it.
(d) A picture of his grandfather and grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Gypsy girl want to do with Safran?

2. Who approaches Alex while he is at the beach?

3. How did Jonathan's grandmother survive the war?

4. Who is the bridegroom that the men are waiting for in "The Dial, 1941-1804-1941"?

5. In "Falling in Love," who does Alex think he has found?

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