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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. Where is the wedding reception held?
(a) At the river.
(b) At Safran's house.
(c) At the Double House.
(d) At the synagogue.

2. When does the old woman want out of the car?
(a) When it makes noise.
(b) When it is stopped.
(c) When they ask too many questions.
(d) When they get to Trachimbrod.

3. In "Letter Dated 12 December 1997," what does Alex say is the reason he does not remove his father from his life?
(a) His father has changed.
(b) Love.
(c) Cowardice.
(d) Weakness.

4. How does Alex feel about the idea of cutting out the discussion of Jonathan's grandmother from the story?
(a) He rewrites the section.
(b) He refuses.
(c) He reluctantly agrees.
(d) He agrees whole heartedly.

5. Why doesn't Brod want her husband to go to work?
(a) She likes having him at home.
(b) She cannot stand being alone.
(c) The flour mill is cursed.
(d) His work is too strenuous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the bridegroom that the men are waiting for in "The Dial, 1941-1804-1941"?

2. Who does Safran go see after he finds the Gypsy girl in his home?

3. What did the Nazi's first do when they came to Trachimbrod?

4. What happens to the Gypsy girl after Safran gets married?

5. Why does Alex lie to his brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jonathan tell Alex about his grandmother while waiting for Grandfather and the old woman? What do Jonathan and his grandmother have in common?

2. How does Safran's teeth effect his life? What might have been different if he had not been born with teeth?

3. Why do women fall in love with Safran?

4. In "Letter Dated 12 December 1997," what does Alex think about Jonathan's writing about Safran? Is this hypocritical? What has Alex learned?

5. Why is it ironic that Safran asks his great-great-great-grandfather to not "let me hate who I become" (141)?

6. In "Falling in Love," what does "Augustine" look like?

7. After reading "What We Saw When We Saw Trachimbrod, or Falling in Love," the reader might suspect that Lista was a character in her own story. Who might she be? How do you know? Why do this?

8. Does the old woman in "Falling in Love" know Jonathan's grandfather? What does she tell Jonathan?

9. Why does Alex lie about his sex life?

10. "Letter Dated 17 November 1997" revolves around the theme of forgiveness. Give at least one example of who needs to be granted forgiveness and the reason.

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