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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alvin try to create?
(a) A non-profit charitable organization.
(b) A faux foreskin.
(c) A business blog.
(d) A news bureau.

2. About what does Julian talk to both Sam and Libor to gain their opinions?
(a) The situation in Palestine.
(b) Circumcision.
(c) Converting to Judaism.
(d) The problem of Jewish pain.

3. In what does Julian think Sam is interested?
(a) Marrying again.
(b) Moving to Palestine.
(c) Hephzibah.
(d) Moving to Israel.

4. Why does Julian feel lonely and dejected?
(a) Because his sons seem to have forgotten about him.
(b) Because he is missing the parties he used to go to as a lookalike.
(c) Because his job seems to be a dead end.
(d) Because he is not a real Jew.

5. What is the beauty of Kaddish in Sam's mind?
(a) It is all embracing.
(b) It is simple.
(c) It is easy to remember.
(d) It can be said anywhere.

6. Who does Blaise say is involved in an anti-Semitic incident?
(a) Julian.
(b) Immanuel.
(c) Aldoflo.
(d) Blaise.

7. How many times does Hephzibah sigh when Julian asks her about Sam?
(a) None.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) Once.

8. Where does Julian go on this particular morning in this chapter?
(a) The zoo.
(b) A sleezy motel.
(c) A pub.
(d) The park.

9. Why doesn't Hephzibah tell Julian when the vandalism recurs?
(a) She's afraid he will leave her.
(b) She thinks he's too gloomy as it is.
(c) She doesn't want to worry him.
(d) She's afraid he will stay at the museum all night.

10. What does Julian feel he cannot handle?
(a) The pressure on Julian to convert to Judaism.
(b) The way Sam looks at Hephzibah.
(c) The way Hephzibah's parents talk to Julian.
(d) The Jewish way of life.

11. Who does Sam mourn for who is still alive?
(a) Hephzibah.
(b) Himself.
(c) His son.
(d) Julian.

12. What does Julian think to himself that he is good at while sitting in his and Hephzibah's bedroom?
(a) Hurting himself.
(b) Goodbyes.
(c) Hurting others.
(d) Messing up.

13. How does Julian cause Libor to cry?
(a) Julian tells Libor about his affair with Tyler.
(b) Julian asks Libor about his and Maltie's daughter.
(c) Julian tells Libor about his dying mother.
(d) Julian asks Libor about Emmy.

14. What does Julian say a little girl claims at a family birthday party?
(a) That Julian is funny in a different way.
(b) That Julian should be a clown.
(c) That Julian does not belong there.
(d) That Julian is not family.

15. What did Sam ask Hephzibah when he came to the museum?
(a) For a tour.
(b) If she loves Julian.
(c) For her phone number.
(d) If she likes dating a gentile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Libor sit opposite of on a bus one day?

2. What interrupts Julian's nap?

3. Who does Julian notice outside the museum?

4. How often does Sam say Kaddish for Libor?

5. Why does Julian feel responsible for Libor's death?

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