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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 watching Brod when she finds Yankel?
(a) Kolker.
(b) Safran.
(c) Sofiowka.
(d) No one.
2. What is the name of the synagogue that straddles the "Jewish/Human fault line" (10)?
(a) The Shalom Temple.
(b) The Trachimbrod Synagogue.
(c) The Sloucher Synagogue.
(d) The Upright Synagogue.
3. How do Brod and Yankel earn a living?
(a) They work in the public library.
(b) They work in the field.
(c) They rent books from their personal library to the town people.
(d) They fix anything from broken jars to broken doors.
4. Where does Alex live?
(a) America.
(b) The Ukraine.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.
5. How long does it take the baby to choose a name?
(a) Seven days.
(b) Two days.
(c) Seven minutes.
(d) Two minutes.
Short Answer Questions
1. What synagogue does Yankel belong to?
2. In "The Very Rigid Search," what does Alex say that makes the old woman admit she knows about Trachimbrod?
3. What are the Ukrainians celebrating when Jonathan arrives?
4. What do the women of Trachimbrod call Brod behind her back?
5. What is The Book of Recurrent Dreams?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the town get its official name?
2. What clues tell the reader that Brod is having a vision of the future in "Recurrent Secrets, 1791-1943"?
3. Name two things Alex claims to be, but that we might suspect he is exaggerating. Explain your response.
4. 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?
5. Is Sofiowka a reliable character? How do you know? Give details from the story.
6. Yankel lies to Brod. What does he lie about? Why does he lie? What do you think about his lies?
7. Why does Alex claim it would it be "cinchier" for Jonathan to follow his dream?
8. What is the relationship between Grandfather and Jonathan?
9. Describe Yankel's internal and external characteristics.
10. Why did Yankel change his name? Why did he choose "Yankel"?
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