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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who wrote the "Letter Dated 23 September 1997"?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Yankel.
(d) Alex.
2. What is the official name of the shtetl?
(a) Shtetl.
(b) Brod.
(c) Sofiowka.
(d) Trachimbrod.
3. What does Yankel dream about?
(a) He dreams about his ex-wife.
(b) He dreams about his work.
(c) He dreams about traveling to America.
(d) He dreams about living forever with Brod.
4. How long does it take the baby to choose a name?
(a) Two days.
(b) Seven minutes.
(c) Two minutes.
(d) Seven days.
5. What do the women of Trachimbrod call Brod behind her back?
(a) Skinny little brat.
(b) Dirty river girl.
(c) The mermaid.
(d) Schmuck.
Short Answer Questions
1. What would Alex name a town if given the chance?
2. What are the Ukrainians celebrating when Jonathan arrives?
3. Who says "the bruises go away, and so does how you hate, and so does the feeling that everything you receive in life is something you have earned" (68)?
4. What is the name of the synagogue that straddles the "Jewish/Human fault line" (10)?
5. Who is Little Igor?
Short Essay Questions
1. What ailment does Grandfather claim to have and why? How do you know he is lying?
2. Sofiowka claims that the twin girls did not see anything. Do you believe him? Explain your position.
3. What is the relationship between Grandfather and Jonathan?
4. How did the town get its official name?
5. Is Sofiowka a reliable character? How do you know? Give details from the story.
6. Describe Brod and her relationship with the townspeople.
7. The synagogue has some strange features. Describe some of them.
8. By the end of "The Very Rigid Search," Alex has yelled at Jonathan twice. Describe these incidents. What is significant about these outbursts?
9. Why does Alex agree to go to Lutsk? Use the book to aid in your response.
10. Name two things Alex claims to be, but that we might suspect he is exaggerating. Explain your response.
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