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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Leo returns to his apartment, who does he find?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Bird.
(c) Alma.
(d) Bruno.

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?
(a) Join the Girl Scouts.
(b) Never go camping.
(c) Build a tree fort.
(d) Learn how to survive in the wild.

3. Who had Leo sent excerpts to in America?
(a) Bruno.
(b) The woman he loved.
(c) His mother.
(d) His best friend.

4. What does Zvi do with his friend's work?
(a) He reads it to his friend.
(b) He steals it.
(c) He mouths the words as a prayer for life.
(d) He throws it away.

5. Where is the book published?
(a) Quito.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Buenos Aires.
(d) Santiago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does an original copy wind up?

2. What does this person tell Leo to do?

3. The next day, why does Alma head for the Municipal Archives?

4. What is a book that the librarian finds by Leopold Gursky?

5. What does Alma start doing the next day?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what does Leo Gursky sign up? What does Bruno think about this?

2. What does Alma wonder about The History of Love and its connection to her parents?

3. Why is Emanuel Chaim known as Bird? What else is unique about Emanuel?

4. Why does Leo go into an empty bedroom in Bernard's house?

5. What takes place that affects Misha and Alma's friendship?

6. Why does Zvi's friend not show up to meet him?

7. What is known about Alma's parents' marriage?

8. How does Alma first begin her search for Alma Mereminski? What is the result of this search?

9. What had Isaac found of his mother's? What do these things make him believe?

10. What takes place in the book that seems to coincide with his life?

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