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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 wins the second lottery?
(a) Sofiowka.
(b) Brod.
(c) Yankel.
(d) Chana.
2. Who is Little Igor?
(a) Alex's father.
(b) Alex's bookie.
(c) The bad guy.
(d) Alex's brother.
3. By the time she is twelve, how many men have proposed to Brod?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) Every man in the shtetl.
(d) Twelve.
4. Where does Grandfather suggest Jonathan go to fall in love?
(a) New York.
(b) Miami.
(c) Kolki.
(d) Odessa.
5. What does Yankel dream about?
(a) He dreams about traveling to America.
(b) He dreams about his ex-wife.
(c) He dreams about his work.
(d) He dreams about living forever with Brod.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is Sammy Davis Junior, Junior with the group?
2. Throughout the novel, who is Jonathan looking for?
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. In a vision, Brod sees a boy reading from the Book of Antecedents. What is the title of the section he is reading from?
5. How long does it take the baby to choose a name?
Short Essay Questions
1. What types of things does Yankel write in order to remember who he is? Why does he write about these memories?
2. How did the town get its official name?
3. Yankel lies to Brod. What does he lie about? Why does he lie? What do you think about his lies?
4. Why does Alex claim it would it be "cinchier" for Jonathan to follow his dream?
5. The synagogue has some strange features. Describe some of them.
6. Why does Alex agree to go to Lutsk? Use the book to aid in your response.
7. What is the relationship between Grandfather and Jonathan?
8. Describe Yankel's internal and external characteristics.
9. Describe the lottery drawn in "The Lottery, 1791." What do you think of the "lottery"? Explain your reasoning.
10. In "Falling in Love, 1791 -1796," we learn that Yankel's wife has left him. What are her motivations and what do you think of this?
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