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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. What does this person tell Leo to do?

2. Why does Zvi put this in his pocket?

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

4. How many books does Leo write before turning 21?

5. Pained that he does not know his son in the same way, what does Leo do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How do Zvi and Rosa meet and fall in love?

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

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

8. What would Zvi do with his friend frequently?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Another theme is of personal histories of love.

Part 1) How is this a theme?

Part 2) What personal histories of love are described?

Part 3) What is the purpose for having these personal histories of love? How do these stories engage the reader?

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

Isaac is Leo's son.

Part 1) How is this discovered? What foreshadows this discovery?

Part 2) Does Isaac know he is Leo's son? Why or why not?

Part 3) How do various clues discovered throughout this story related to what Isaac might know about Leo affect Leo? Why?

Part 4) How does Leo feel about never knowing his son? How does he handle Isaac's death?

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