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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Safran go see after he finds the Gypsy girl in his home?
(a) Father.
(b) Lista.
(c) The Rabbi.
(d) Zosha.

3. In "Letter Dated 26 January 1998," what did Alex tell Jonathan he did for the first time ever?
(a) He took care of himself first.
(b) He told his father exactly what he thought.
(c) He kissed a girl.
(d) He told the truth.

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

5. How did Jonathan's grandmother survive the war?
(a) She jumped in the river.
(b) She hid in the basement.
(c) She pretended to not be Jewish.
(d) She left before the Nazis arrived.

6. Concerning Jonathan's novel, what does Alex ask Jonathan to do?
(a) He asks Jonathan to not write about his Grandfather's past.
(b) He asks Jonathan to have Grandfather and Augustine converse.
(c) He asks Jonathan to write about his Grandfather's past.
(d) He asks Jonathan to delete Augustine from the story.

7. Where is the wedding reception held?
(a) At the Double House.
(b) At Safran's house.
(c) At the synagogue.
(d) At the river.

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

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

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

11. According to Jonathan, what makes women fall in love with Safran?
(a) His teeth.
(b) His dead arm.
(c) His wit and charm.
(d) His blue eyes.

12. What book did Jonathan find in the "In Case" box?
(a) The Book of Recurrent Dreams.
(b) Safran's Diary.
(c) The Book of Past Occurrences.
(d) Brod's Diary.

13. Who asks "how are your books arranged" (231)?
(a) Zosha.
(b) Alex.
(c) The Gypsy girl.
(d) Lista.

14. Who does Safran meet up with at the wedding reception?
(a) The Gypsy girl.
(b) Lista.
(c) Zosha.
(d) Maya.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Alex and Jonathan do together while waiting for Grandfather and the old woman to finish talking?

3. In "Letter Dated 12 December 1997," what does Alex say is the reason he does not remove his father from his life?

4. According to the old woman, what does Trachimbrod look like now?

5. In "Letter Dated 26 January 1998," what does Alex do with the division Jonathan sent him?

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