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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Die Laughing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Zvi sit with his friend?
(a) For a few moments.
(b) A week.
(c) Until his friend falls asleep.
(d) A couple of hours.

2. Pained that he does not know his son in the same way, what does Leo do?
(a) He wanders into a bedroom and falls asleep.
(b) He wanders into the living room and falls asleep.
(c) He wanders outside.
(d) He heads home.

3. Why does Alma think that Mereminski came to New York?
(a) Litvinoff wrote about a woman who flew to New York.
(b) Litvinoff wrote about a string held by a woman who lives in Brooklyn.
(c) Litvinoff wrote about a woman who returned to New York.
(d) Litvinoff wrote about a string held by a woman who left for America.

4. The next day, why does Alma head for the Municipal Archives?
(a) She is looking for a book.
(b) She is looking for information on Mereminski's death.
(c) She is researching her family background.
(d) She is going to a poetry reading.

5. Why is Emanuel Chaim known as Bird?
(a) Once he tries to fly.
(b) It is the only name he responds to.
(c) He looks like a bird.
(d) He loves birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alma think Litvinoff did not give Alma Mereminski a Spanish name?

2. What does Zvi do more as the years go by?

3. What does Leo see?

4. What has he come to find?

5. Does Leo see his book or any sign of himself in Isaac's house?

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