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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. What does Tamara think is hysterical at the debate?
(a) That the people think they are making a difference.
(b) That Sam is indignant over a question by a Gentile.
(c) That Sam is at a loss for words.
(d) That Sam is indignant over something another ASH member says.

2. Who does Sam encounter as he prowls the streets?
(a) Julian.
(b) Immanuel.
(c) Alfredo.
(d) Blaise.

3. What does Hephzibah believe about Libor?
(a) He went for a walk and simply fell.
(b) He had not intended to actually die.
(c) He could not believe in life after Malkie dies.
(d) He was too good to stay in the world.

4. Where does Libor invite Emmy to meet him?
(a) Near Chaires Cross Road.
(b) At the Ritz.
(c) Near Lambeth bridge.
(d) At Trafalgar Square.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What interrupts Julian's nap?

2. How many pounds does Sam lose at poker?

3. What does Emmy say Libor expects of Jews?

4. About what propensity of Julian's does Hephzibah worry?

5. In what does Julian think Sam is interested?

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. How does Hephzibah respond when Sam asks her about a special bond between Jews?

4. What does Libor do in Beachy Head?

5. What does Julian realize when he returns to the apartment he shares with Hephzibah and what does he decide?

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

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

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

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

10. What worries Hephzibah about Julian?

(see the answer keys)

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