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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. Who was Leo's favorite critic?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Bruno.
(c) Alma.
(d) Isaac.

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

3. Who tells Bird about lamed vovniks?
(a) The rabbi.
(b) Bruno.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Mr. Goldstein.

4. After whom is Alma Singer named?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Every girl in The History of Love.
(d) Leo's mother.

5. What notebook does Alma begin to keep?
(a) It is called I Will Survive.
(b) It is called I Love My Daddy.
(c) It is called My Life.
(d) It is called How to Survive in the Wild.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zvi, when leaving, put in his pocket?

2. What does Zvi do more as the years go by?

3. What does Leo notice about the text he is reading?

4. What would Zvi and his friend do in a local cafe?

5. What does Alma do when she locks herself in the bathroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. About what does Leo write?

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

3. What does Leo do when he sees that his son has died?

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

5. What does Zvi do the next, after staying with his friend? Why does he do this?

6. What does Alma do when she realizes the Alma in the book must have been real?

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

8. What does Bird tell Alma about the lamed vovniks?

9. Why does Alma think that Alma Mereminski is a real person?

10. What does Alma do when Jacob Marcus sends a response to her letter?

(see the answer keys)

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