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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the Kolker when he goes to work?
(a) He has a saw blade imbedded in his head.
(b) He is robbed.
(c) He loses an arm to the machinery.
(d) He dies.

2. In "Falling in Love," who does Alex think he has found?
(a) Lista.
(b) Augustine.
(c) Zosha.
(d) Jonathan's grandmother.

3. The old woman who knows about Trachimbrod also knew Jonathan's grandfather, Safran. What does she ask Alex to tell Jonathan?
(a) She was supposed to marry Safran.
(b) Safran hated her.
(c) She received her first kiss from Safran.
(d) Safran loved her.

4. How many times do Joseph and Sarah L. get married?
(a) 12.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 120.

5. What do Alex and Jonathan do together while waiting for Grandfather and the old woman to finish talking?
(a) They decide to write a novel together.
(b) They peel potatoes.
(c) They skin the corn and talk.
(d) They read.

6. Why does everyone read from the Book of Antecedents?
(a) Because they will have their lives written in it one day.
(b) Because they are required to read it.
(c) Because it includes a census.
(d) Because it is fascinating.

7. What is done with the Kolker's body after he dies?
(a) He is bronzed and put in the town square.
(b) Brod burns the house down with his body in it.
(c) He is thrown into the Brod River.
(d) He is buried in the garden.

8. What did the Nazi's first do when they came to Trachimbrod?
(a) Blow everything up.
(b) Give chocolate to the children.
(c) Shoot people at random.
(d) Burn down the synagogue.

9. When Alex reads Jonathan's journal, what story does he find?
(a) A story about something he has not done yet.
(b) A story about Augustine.
(c) A story about his past.
(d) A story about Grandfather.

10. What does the Gypsy girl want to do with Safran?
(a) She wants to run away together.
(b) She wants to get married.
(c) She wants to play games.
(d) She wants to break up.

11. At the end of "The Dial, 1941-1804-1941," Brod tells Kolker that she loves him and "for the first time in her life, the words had meaning" (139). Why do the words have meaning now?
(a) The Kolker has given her a baby.
(b) The Kolker has given her perfume.
(c) The Kolker told her the truth about her father.
(d) The Kolker is dying.

12. Why does Alex lie to his brother?
(a) He wants his brother to admire him.
(b) He wants his father to be proud of him.
(c) He wants his brother to be happy.
(d) He wants his brother to be better than him.

13. What is the relationship between Alex and Jonathan in "Letter Dated 12 December 1992"?
(a) They dislike each other immensely.
(b) They are friends and penpals.
(c) They are co-workers.
(d) Alex only works for Jonathan as a translator.

14. What does Grandfather pull out of the "In Case" box the first time?
(a) A map.
(b) Pearls.
(c) A candle.
(d) A book.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Letter Dated 26 January 1998," what did Alex tell Jonathan he did for the first time ever?

2. What book did Jonathan find in the "In Case" box?

3. What is different about Safran when he is born?

4. What makes Lista unique?

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

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