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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. To what does Julian dream he is summoned?
(a) A death chamber.
(b) A inquest.
(c) A judge.
(d) A parody of death.

2. Why does Sam drive to Oxford?
(a) He is meeting the co-author of a book he is writing.
(b) He cannot reach his son or daughter on the phone.
(c) He's meeting a key member of the ASH group.
(d) He's meeting a woman who has written an article that appeals to him.

3. What is Kaddish?
(a) A special dinner.
(b) A ritual to ensure the safety of one's person.
(c) The Jewish prayer for the dead.
(d) A prayer for success in an endeavor.

4. What did Maldie believe about Libor?
(a) He is not very strong.
(b) He feels too deeply.
(c) He is an intelligent man but has no heart.
(d) He is an exceptional man.

5. What happens to Meryer Abramsky and his family?
(a) They are refused entry into Israel.
(b) They are killed in a train bombing.
(c) They are killed in a bus bombing.
(d) They are ejected from a settlement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Hephzibah tell Julian when the vandalism recurs?

2. What does Libor say Julian is cruel to do?

3. What does Julian think a year after being an adopted Jew?

4. What does Sam realize about Julian?

5. How did Tyler arrange the details of her death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Hephzibah and Sam decide to say Kaddish for Libor, and why doesn't Julian do so as well?

2. What does Sam say about Immanuel's fight?

3. What is the manuscript Tyler leaves for Sam and how does he respond to it?

4. Why is Hephzibah feeling paranoid?

5. What does Emmy say about Libor's attitude towards his fellow Jews?

6. What is the worse time for Malkie as she was dying and how is Libor feeling similarly?

7. What does Sam doing after losing a lot of money in online poker and who does he encounter?

8. What does Julian recall about a face-painting incident?

9. Where does Libor invite Emmy and what concerns him about doing so?

10. Why does Libor and a woman walking her dog intervene with some children?

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