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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 is in the photo that Jonathan shows to Alex?
(a) Jonathan's grandfather and Augustine.
(b) Alex's grandfather and grandmother.
(c) Grandfather and Eli.
(d) Jonathan and his girlfriend.

2. What does Alex's father call him?
(a) Shapka.
(b) Alex.
(c) Clumsy One.
(d) Alexi-stop-spleening-me.

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)?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Brod.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Alex.

4. How is the town divided?
(a) It is divided into the Jewish Half and the Christian Half.
(b) It is divided into the Rich District and the Ghetto.
(c) It is divided into the Russian Quarter, the Polish Quarter, and the Jewish Half.
(d) It is divided into the Jewish Quarter and the Human Three-Quarters.

5. Who is watching Brod when she finds Yankel?
(a) No one.
(b) Kolker.
(c) Safran.
(d) Sofiowka.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the "Letter Dated 28 October 1997," what does Alex say that he catches his grandfather doing?

2. In "The Lottery, 1791," where are the men when in the synagogue?

3. Who wins the second lottery?

4. What does Alex claim to be?

5. Yankel was once known by what other name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Yankel change his name? Why did he choose "Yankel"?

2. The synagogue has some strange features. Describe some of them.

3. Alex tells Jonathan that he "did not amputate Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior from the story" (55) despite Jonathan's request that he do so. Why would Jonathan not want SDJJ in the story? Why does Alex keep her?

4. What types of things does Yankel write in order to remember who he is? Why does he write about these memories?

5. Why does Brod think she is the float queen in the Trachimday parade? What is the real reason?

6. Describe the origin of Trachimday.

7. Is Sofiowka a reliable character? How do you know? Give details from the story.

8. Describe the lottery drawn in "The Lottery, 1791." What do you think of the "lottery"? Explain your reasoning.

9. Alex compares his father's abuse to the search for Augustine. In what ways are they similar?

10. What ailment does Grandfather claim to have and why? How do you know he is lying?

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