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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Nathan believe to be an overly theatrical front-line soldier?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Shuki.
(c) Jimmy Ben-Joseph.
(d) Lippman.

2. What is the source of Nathan's Jewish memories?
(a) His second wife.
(b) His first wife.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) His third wife.

3. With whom does Henry go to Israel?
(a) His dental colleagues.
(b) His children.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Carol.

4. What does Maria judge herself against?
(a) Celebrities in magazines.
(b) Nathan's ex-wives.
(c) Nathan's mistresses.
(d) Nathan's fiction.

5. What does Maria sign in exchange for not mentioning her infidelity?
(a) A legal document saying she will pay her ex-husband alimony.
(b) A legal document saying she did not witness a crime.
(c) A legal document that says she will not get remarried.
(d) A legal document that will keep her daughter in England.

6. What year does Nathan recall a trip to Israel?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1952.

7. What type of accent does a woman Nathan encounters in Israel have?
(a) Greek.
(b) American.
(c) Italian.
(d) German.

8. Where does Henry go after having surgery?
(a) Germany.
(b) London.
(c) The United States.
(d) Israel.

9. What does Nathan believe to look "unholy"?
(a) The Wailing Wall.
(b) The Jewish community.
(c) Shuki's home.
(d) The Jewish sinogauge.

10. How many years ago did Nathan visit Israel before his trip in "Part 2 Judea, pages 50-66"?
(a) 5.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 19.

11. Where is the location of Henry and Nathan's grandparents and parents heritage?
(a) California.
(b) Israel.
(c) London.
(d) New Jersey.

12. What does Nathan think the affair Henry had with Wendy caused him to do?
(a) To become a fanatic.
(b) To try and find more meaning in life.
(c) To go crazy.
(d) To become depressed.

13. What is Nathan berated for by a Hebrew student?
(a) His writing.
(b) His lack of communication.
(c) Having visited Israel only twice.
(d) Having never been to Israel before.

14. Who makes a speech about American Jews who marry enacting another holocaust?
(a) Lippman.
(b) Henry's Hebrew teacher.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Henry.

15. What type of woman does Maria worry she is?
(a) Too ugly.
(b) Too ordinary.
(c) Too insensitive.
(d) Too fat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nathan compares Lippman to ______________.

2. How old is Nathan in "Part 2 Judea, pages 66-83"?

3. Who asks Nathan to check on Henry in Israel?

4. Who asks Nathan if he has any frame of reference besides New Jersey?

5. What kind of surgery does Henry have?

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