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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Letter Dated 26 January 1998," what does Alex do with the division Jonathan sent him?
(a) He gave it to Father.
(b) He read it to Grandfather.
(c) He read it to Little Igor.
(d) He gave it to Samy Davis Junior, Junior.

2. In "An Overture to Illumination," Jonathan, Alex, and Grandfather are returning from Trachimbrod. Why does Grandfather get mad at their waitress?
(a) She calls Jonathan a Jew.
(b) She reminds him of someone he knew.
(c) She spills their drinks on them.
(d) She does not have any meals without meat.

3. 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) Jonathan's grandfather.
(b) Brod.
(c) Jonathan's grandmother.
(d) Alex's Grandfather.

4. What does Alex think the limp arm symbolizes?
(a) Strength.
(b) Death.
(c) Life.
(d) Weakness.

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

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

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

8. What does Safran get paid to do by the Sloucher congregation?
(a) Go to the movies.
(b) Remodel the Double House.
(c) Visit widows.
(d) Read to the illiterate.

9. What happens to the Gypsy girl after Safran gets married?
(a) She is captured by the Nazis.
(b) She commits suicide.
(c) She leaves town.
(d) She continues to have an affair with Safran.

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

11. In "What We Saw When We Saw Trachimbrod or Falling in Love," who says "I don't want to hear any more?"
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) The old woman.
(d) Alex.

12. 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 is dying.
(d) The Kolker told her the truth about her father.

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

14. Who says "I am a good person who has lived in a bad time" (227)?
(a) Alex.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Lista.
(d) Jonathan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alex lie to his brother?

2. What is in all of the boxes in the old woman's house?

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

4. What does Alex ask Jonathan in "Letter Dated 24 December 1997?"

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

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