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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who once considered moving to Switzerland?
(a) Wendy.
(b) Henry.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Carol.

4. If baseball were in Israel, who/what would come?
(a) The devil.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) The messiah.
(d) A rain storm.

5. What does Henry find surprising about Maria?
(a) Maria celebrates Christmas.
(b) Maria is German.
(c) Maria celebrate Hanukah.
(d) Maria is Jewish.

6. What results from Nathan's three failed marriages?
(a) A lack of love.
(b) No children.
(c) Ex-wives that hate him.
(d) A lack of concern.

7. What is the name Henry takes on as his own while at the settlement?
(a) Howie.
(b) Hanson.
(c) Hanoch.
(d) Howard.

8. What is Henry's relation to Nathan?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Friend.
(c) Neighbor.
(d) Brother.

9. Who tries to convince Henry to take a vacation in order to raise his spirits?
(a) Wendy.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Maria.
(d) Carol.

10. Who asks Nathan to check on Henry in Israel?
(a) Carol.
(b) Maria.
(c) Wendy.
(d) His mother.

11. What does Jimmy Ben-Joseph believe is the main thing missing from Israel?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Music.
(d) Basketball.

12. What happens to Henry in "Part 2 Basel, pages 13-49"?
(a) He dies.
(b) He goes to a funeral.
(c) He sails a boat.
(d) He goes for a drive.

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

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

15. Whom does Nathan fail to find attractive?
(a) Maria.
(b) Bailey.
(c) Carol.
(d) Wendy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Henry is said to be at risk of ___________.

2. Who says their life in New Jersey was pointless and misdirected?

3. What is Nathan berated for by a Hebrew student?

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

5. How long did Henry and Wendy know each other before their affair started?

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