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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. According to Alex, what is Grandfather like after the trip to Lutsk?
(a) Younger.
(b) Defeated.
(c) Older.
(d) Reenergized.
2. What happens to Jonathan's documents?
(a) Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior ate them.
(b) Alex ate them.
(c) They were stolen.
(d) The police confiscated them.
3. 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)?
(a) Alex.
(b) Alex's father.
(c) Alex's mother.
(d) Alex's grandfather.
4. Who is the first character introduced in the book?
(a) Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior.
(b) Alexander Perchov.
(c) Jonathen Safran Foer.
(d) Grandfather.
5. What is Yankel doing before he is told he will be a father?
(a) Working in the fields.
(b) Flirting with another woman.
(c) Working at the flour mill.
(d) Listening to the Book of Recurrent Dreams.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Alex, why does Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior like Jonathan so much?
2. What is the name of the synagogue that straddles the "Jewish/Human fault line" (10)?
3. Who is Little Igor?
4. Who wins the Trachimday parade game?
5. What is The Book of Recurrent Dreams?
Short Essay Questions
1. Alex compares his father's abuse to the search for Augustine. In what ways are they similar?
2. When Alex first meets Jonathan, he is "flabbergasted by his appearance" (31). Why?
3. Foer writes that Brod could "never be happy and honest at the same time" (79). What does this mean? Give examples from the text.
4. The synagogue has some strange features. Describe some of them.
5. Describe Yankel's internal and external characteristics.
6. Why does Alex claim it would it be "cinchier" for Jonathan to follow his dream?
7. Describe the relationship between Alex and his father.
8. Describe the origin of Trachimday.
9. Sofiowka claims that the twin girls did not see anything. Do you believe him? Explain your position.
10. Is Sofiowka a reliable character? How do you know? Give details from the story.
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