3. Why doesn't Brod want her husband to go to work?
(a) She cannot stand being alone.
(b) She likes having him at home.
(c) His work is too strenuous.
(d) The flour mill is cursed.

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

5. 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 stupid."
(c) "You are brave."
(d) "You are a liar."

6. 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.

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

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

9. Who is the bridegroom that the men are waiting for in "The Dial, 1941-1804-1941"?
(a) Alex.
(b) Safran.
(c) Kolker.
(d) Sasha.

10. When the old woman's father was told to do something or his wife would be shot, what did he do?
(a) He cursed them.
(b) He refused.
(c) He laughed.
(d) He did as told.

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 perfume.
(b) The Kolker has given her a baby.
(c) The Kolker told her the truth about her father.
(d) The Kolker is dying.

12. What does Grandfather want to do with Alex's money?
(a) Look for Kolki.
(b) Look for Augustine.
(c) Buy a new car.
(d) Buy a home for himself and Little Igor.

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

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

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