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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 claims that it was Trachim who drove into the river?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Shalom.
(c) Yankel.
(d) Sofiowka.
2. Who is Little Igor?
(a) The bad guy.
(b) Alex's father.
(c) Alex's bookie.
(d) Alex's brother.
3. How does Brod dress for the parade?
(a) She dresses like a princess.
(b) She dresses in traditional Upright clothing.
(c) She dresses as a mermaid.
(d) She dresses in traditional Sloucher clothing.
4. Yankel was once known by what other name?
(a) Didl.
(b) Kolker.
(c) Safran.
(d) Jonathan.
5. According to Alex, why does Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior like Jonathan so much?
(a) She likes his voice.
(b) She likes his eyes.
(c) She likes his story.
(d) She likes his cologne.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the official name of the shtetl?
2. What "terrible thing" does Yankel feel father's have the right to do?
3. What is the most important item found in the river?
4. What does Alex do with the money he makes?
5. Who says "I mount the autobus for an hour to work all day doing things I hate. You want to know why? It is for you . . . One day you will do things for me that you hate. That is what it means to be a family" (2)?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Yankel's internal and external characteristics.
2. Describe the lottery drawn in "The Lottery, 1791." What do you think of the "lottery"? Explain your reasoning.
3. Why did Yankel change his name? Why did he choose "Yankel"?
4. What clues tell the reader that Brod is having a vision of the future in "Recurrent Secrets, 1791-1943"?
5. Why does Alex claim it would it be "cinchier" for Jonathan to follow his dream?
6. What ailment does Grandfather claim to have and why? How do you know he is lying?
7. Yankel lies to Brod. What does he lie about? Why does he lie? What do you think about his lies?
8. Describe the relationship between Alex and his father.
9. By the end of "The Very Rigid Search," Alex has yelled at Jonathan twice. Describe these incidents. What is significant about these outbursts?
10. What is the relationship between Grandfather and Jonathan?
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