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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Grandfather say to the woman they meet in "Falling in Love" that is out of character?
2. Who thinks "This is love . . When you notice someone's absence and hate that absence more than anything" (121)?
3. What book did Jonathan find in the "In Case" box?
4. When Safran meets the Gypsy, what is the subject of the play they are watching?
5. Concerning Jonathan's novel, what does Alex ask Jonathan to do?
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. Alex asks Jonathan to finish writing the chapter "An Overture to Illumination." Why? Does Jonathan do it? How can you tell?
3. "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.
4. With everything that has happened to Jonathan, Alex, and Grandfather, even Grandfather goes through some significant changes. In "An Overture to Illumination," Grandfather makes the waitress apologize to Jonathan. Why? What is different about Grandfather? How and why has he changed?
5. How does Safran's teeth effect his life? What might have been different if he had not been born with teeth?
6. Does the old woman in "Falling in Love" know Jonathan's grandfather? What does she tell Jonathan?
7. In "Falling in Love," what does "Augustine" look like?
8. What is odd about Zosha's family home?
9. Why is it ironic that Safran asks his great-great-great-grandfather to not "let me hate who I become" (141)?
10. Although the novel does not say it directly, based on what is written in the Book of Antecedents, what can we assume Brod asked the Kolker to do? Why would she ask this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the characters of Lista and Grandfather. Do not focus on external characteristics, as these will be obvious. Instead, think about what kind of people they are. How do they handle pain? How do they feel about forgiveness? What kinds of life choices do they make? How do they live or not live?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the characters of Alex and Jonathan. Think about their internal and external characteristics. Compare their approach to situations and their thoughts about the world. Also, compare their writing styles and purpose in writing.
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the novel, there is the concept that lies and deception are disastrous. This theme is shown in just about every relationship in the novel. Why do people lie? Who do they lie to and what is the effect? What does this mean? What is the author's purpose of including lies in the novel?
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