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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does an original copy wind up?

2. After this person says this, what does Leo begin to do?

3. What does Leo suddenly realize?

4. What makes Isaac stop as he leaves Starbucks?

5. What does Alma add to the list of clues?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Leo do after his heart attack?

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

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

5. What is learned about Zvi at the beginning of this chapter?

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

7. How does the reader learn most information about Zvi Litvinoff?

8. How do Charlotte and Alma deal with David's death?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alma is named after the Alma in The History of Love.

Part 1) Why is she named after this Alma?

Part 2) How might the fact that Alma Mereminski is Alma Singer's namesake affect Alma Singer? How might it influence choices she makes?

Part 3) What other parallel's exist between Alma Mereminski and Alma Singer, besides their names?

Essay Topic 2

Leo and Alma are brought together at the end of the story.

Part 1) How are they brought together? What events take place that lead to this meeting?

Part 2) Describe this meeting. Why is it significant?

Part 3) Predict how this meeting will permanently change these two characters.

Essay Topic 3

Alma is hesitant about her relationship with Misha.

Part 1) Describe her relationship with Misha. What does Alma know about love up to this point?

Part 2) How does her view of love affect her relationship with Misha.

Part 3) When does she realize she is falling in love with him? What is ironic about this?

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