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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 Leo note about Bernard, Isaac's half-brother?

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

3. How many copies are printed?

4. What does this person tell Leo he likes?

5. How does Rosa help Zvi?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Leo do after his heart attack?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alma Singer is another narrator.

Part 1) Describe her. Why is she also a narrator?

Part 2) How do the chapters narrated by Alma compare to those by Leo?

Part 3) How does the author use parallel circumstances and relationships to connect these two characters? Is this effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Zvi adds a last chapter to the book called, "The Death of Leopold Gorsky."

Part 1) From does this chapter come? Why is this chapter important to Zvi?

Part 2) Why does he add this chapter? What does this say about Zvi?

Part 3) How does this act reinforce one of the story's themes?

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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