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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A + L and The Death of Leopold Gursky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Julian respond when Alma asks if he thinks David would have wanted Charlotte to fall in love again?
(a) David would have wanted that very much.
(b) He is not sure what David would want.
(c) He cannot answer for David.
(d) David would not want her to fall in love again.

2. What does the doorman tell Alma about Alma Mereminski?
(a) She is divorced.
(b) She is not home.
(c) She has moved.
(d) She died five years ago.

3. What does Julian say about a self-portrait of Rembrandt?
(a) It is exciting, yet plain.
(b) It feels serene, yet looks intense.
(c) It is plain, yet exciting.
(d) It feels intense, yet looks serene.

4. What does Bird find?
(a) Her diary.
(b) Money.
(c) Her sketchbook.
(d) Pages from The History of Love.

5. What kind of a list has Alma made about Misha?
(a) The things she misses about him.
(b) The things she dislikes about him.
(c) The things she loves about him.
(d) The things they have in common.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alma feel when Herman kisses her?

2. Uncle Julian, Charlotte's brother, sent Alma her father's old Swiss Army knife, saying it helps one survive in the wilderness, and that her father was a great outdoors man. What does Alma decide to do?

3. What does he take home with him?

4. Why does Alma leave and head to the City Clerk's office?

5. After whom is Alma Singer named?

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