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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he is finally able to rent a room of his own, what does Zvi do?
(a) He gives the package back to Leo.
(b) He loses the package.
(c) He puts the package from Leo in the closet.
(d) He burns the package.

2. Where do Alma and Herman sit watching the rain?
(a) From her porch.
(b) In the car.
(c) In a restaurant.
(d) On Isaac Moritz's porch.

3. Why does Bird search through Alma's backpack again?
(a) For her diary.
(b) For her sketchbook.
(c) For clues.
(d) For money.

4. How does Rosa destroy the manuscript?
(a) She throws it in the trash.
(b) She shreds it.
(c) She purposely floods the house.
(d) She burns it.

5. What has Bird tried to buy?
(a) A ticket to Israel.
(b) A tarp.
(c) A boat.
(d) A lemonade stand.

6. Does Rosa ever tell Zvi about the letter that arrived from America?
(a) Yes.
(b) Yes, right before he died.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, but only part of it.

7. Why is Bird mad at Alma?
(a) For destroying his ark.
(b) For ruining his life.
(c) For allowing the firemen to take down the ark and for throwing away David's things without asking Bird first.
(d) For telling their mother to destroy his ark.

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

9. How does Zvi handle this sorrow?
(a) He helps with a trial against the Nazis.
(b) He contacts the surviving family members.
(c) He goes back to Poland.
(d) He spends a lot of time at local cafes.

10. Along the way, what does Alma tell Herman?
(a) The story about The History of Love.
(b) Her feelings on love.
(c) Her life.
(d) How much she cares about Misha.

11. Sixteen years later, what has Zvi done?
(a) Written his own book.
(b) Written a letter to Leo every night.
(c) Read a page of Leo's book every night.
(d) Copied a chapter from Leo's book every night, word for word, except for the names, all but one of which he changed.

12. How does Leo get into the house?
(a) He waits for Isaac for return.
(b) He has a neighbor unlock the door.
(c) He picks the lock.
(d) He has Isaac's wife let him in.

13. What does Alma ask Julian about his relationship with Frances?
(a) How he fell in love with Frances.
(b) Why he cheated on her.
(c) How he feels about her now.
(d) Why he left her.

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

15. What does Zvi do when the war ends?
(a) He forgets the past.
(b) He meets up with the remaining members of his family.
(c) He goes back to Poland.
(d) He slowly figures out what happened to his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alma search for drafts of letters?

2. How does Julian respond when Alma asks if he thinks David would have wanted Charlotte to fall in love again?

3. How does Bruno wake Leo?

4. Who does Charlotte take Bird to see?

5. When Leo gives the man his name, what does the man think?

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