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

2. What has Leo enjoyed writing about since childhood?
(a) Non-fiction.
(b) Superheroes.
(c) His life.
(d) Imaginary things.

3. What does Leo do with Isaac's picture?
(a) He shows it to Bruno.
(b) He frames it.
(c) He looks at it and begins to cry.
(d) He cuts it out of the paper and puts it in his wallet.

4. What does Leo realize when he winds up at Starbucks?
(a) He forgot his wallet at home.
(b) He does not want coffee.
(c) He is happy to be a part of the world.
(d) He did not see if Bruno wanted coffee.

5. Two months later, what does Zvi begin to do?
(a) Read parts of The History of Love to her.
(b) Contact Leo.
(c) Write his own book.
(d) Write The History of Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the two walk, what does Misha tell Alma some people think?

2. How many copies are printed?

3. Who is Misha Shklovsky?

4. As a young man in Poland, Zvi had what he has not seen since?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does this part of the chapter suggest that Bruno had feelings for Alma as well?

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

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

5. How does Leo feel right before he learns of his son's death?

6. How does David Singer get a copy of The History of Love?

7. Who does Leo find in his apartment when he returns from the library? What does this person say to him?

8. Why is Leo surprised to see a copy of his book? How does this make him feel?

9. What has Alma learned about Alma Mereminski? What does she believe is the connection between Mereminski and Litvinoff?

10. What does Leo notice about this copy of his book?

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