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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On how many dates has Charlotte gone on since David's death? T
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

2. The girl tells the boy she was pregnant but never received a reply. When she assumed he was dead, what did she do?
(a) She married her boss's son.
(b) She gave the baby up for adoption.
(c) She became a single mother.
(d) She married her neighbor.

3. What happens to the original manuscript?
(a) It is thrown away.
(b) It is sent to Leo.
(c) It is left in Poland.
(d) It is lost when their home is flooded.

4. What happens after Rosa and Zvi begin talking?
(a) They become nervous.
(b) They fall in love.
(c) They become annoyed.
(d) They do not like each other.

5. After his cousin died, for how long did Leo run the business?
(a) More than 30 years.
(b) More than 50 years.
(c) Less than 30 years.
(d) More than 40 years.

6. What does the letter say Alma finds in the trashcan?
(a) Julian defends his relationship with a colleague and accuses Frances of changing.
(b) Charlotte would like to meet Jacob in person.
(c) Alma tells David that she will always love him but is ready to move on.
(d) Julian has been kicked out by his wife and needs a place to stay.

7. For how long does Alma's mother take to bed after David's death?
(a) Nearly a month.
(b) Nearly six months.
(c) Nearly a year.
(d) Nearly two years.

8. When Leo realizes what this person means, what does he do?
(a) Walks out the door.
(b) Write a letter.
(c) Call Rosa.
(d) Begins to smile.

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

10. What does Leo buy?
(a) A frame.
(b) A new hat.
(c) A bouquet of flowers.
(d) A new suit.

11. A few weeks later, what does Zvi discover when his friend does not show up?
(a) He is captured by the Nazis.
(b) He is very ill.
(c) He has run away.
(d) He has moved.

12. What does Bird tell Alma he believes about himself?
(a) He wants to be a rabbi.
(b) He may be the Messiah.
(c) He may be a lamed vovnik.
(d) He wants to be a priest.

13. What does Leo note about Bernard, Isaac's half-brother?
(a) He looks much like him.
(b) He looks much like his father, Mordecai.
(c) He looks much like Alma.
(d) He looks much like Isaac.

14. What does Alma start doing the next day?
(a) Looking for Jacob Marcus.
(b) Looking for Zvi.
(c) Looking for Alma Mereminski.
(d) Looking for Leo.

15. Misha, a penpal, first writes to Alma when she is how old?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the title page of Charlotte's copy, what does Alma read?

2. What does Alma ask her mother about Alma?

3. When Bruno's wife died, what did he do?

4. What does Zvi think of often?

5. Two months later, what does Zvi begin to do?

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