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

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) He cannot answer for David.
(b) He is not sure what David would want.
(c) David would not want her to fall in love again.
(d) David would have wanted that very much.

2. What does Zvi take down?
(a) A letter.
(b) A present.
(c) A note.
(d) The package.

3. Why does Bird give Alma an orange life jacket as a present?
(a) She is not a good swimmer.
(b) She likes to go boating.
(c) She looks good in orange.
(d) He is preparing her for a flood.

4. Where does Alma search for drafts of letters?
(a) On the table.
(b) The garbage.
(c) On the desk.
(d) In her mother's drawers.

5. When Zvi is about to have The History of Love published, what does the editor say about the last chapter that Zvi added?
(a) It is a wonderful addition.
(b) It should be edited a little better.
(c) It makes perfect sense.
(d) It adds nothing to the book and he wants to remove it.

6. What does Rosa say happens to the book?
(a) It has been thrown away.
(b) It has been published under Zvi's name.
(c) It had been destroyed in a flood.
(d) It has been sent back to Poland.

7. What is her response to Leo's letter?
(a) Zvi has just passed away.
(b) Zvi wants no contact with Leo.
(c) Zvi is too ill to respond but is happy to hear Leo is still alive.
(d) Zvi does not believe Leo is alive.

8. Has the doorman ever heard of The History of Love?
(a) Probably.
(b) Maybe.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

9. What does Alma tell the clerk about Alma Mereminski?
(a) She may live in New York.
(b) She may have never existed.
(c) She may have died.
(d) She may have gotten married.

10. What does the contributor note?
(a) The piece is from a book in Isaac's home.
(b) The piece was excerpted from Leo's manuscript.
(c) The piece is from a manuscript by Leopold Gursky.
(d) The piece was excerpted from Isaac's final manuscript.

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

12. After Uncle Julian leaves, what happens to Charlotte?
(a) She is much improved.
(b) She is less depressed.
(c) She becomes more withdrawn.
(d) She begins spending more time with her children.

13. What does Rosa do with Leo's letter?
(a) She sends it back to Leo.
(b) She flushes it down the toilet.
(c) She reads it to Zvi.
(d) She throws it away.

14. Does Zvi sit with the intention of plagiarizing his friend, Leo Gursky?
(a) At first.
(b) Maybe.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

15. What is printed at the top of the page, with Isaac's name beneath it?
(a) The title "The History of Love."
(b) The title "Incredible."
(c) The title "Words for Everything."
(d) The title "Love That is Lost."

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alma feel when she finds out her mother had sent more chapters to Jacob Marcus?

2. How does Leo get into the house?

3. Why does Alma feel this way when Herman kisses her?

4. What does Alma ask Julian about his relationship with Frances?

5. The summer ends. Are Alma and Misha speaking?

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