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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Emma teach?
(a) Children at the elementary school.
(b) Young girls in her neighborhood.
(c) Mothers and grandmothers.
(d) College students.

2. According to Vicente, why did he call off the party?
(a) His brother had just died.
(b) His mother made him move out.
(c) He found out his father got remarried.
(d) His sister had just been arrested.

3. When did Ephraim realize he had not been alone in ten years?
(a) On a hike through Spain.
(b) On a ship to Palestine.
(c) On a train to Lodz.
(d) On his way to Marseille.

4. Who did Emma become worried about because he or she stopped growing?
(a) Noémi.
(b) Jacques.
(c) Myriam.
(d) Ephraim.

5. What job did Noémi dream about having?
(a) Professor.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Writer.
(d) Engineer.

6. Where was the postmark on the postcard?
(a) Louvre Post Office.
(b) Gare de l'Est Post Office.
(c) Paris Central Post Office.
(d) Eiffel Tower Post Office.

7. Who did Maurice give his prayer shawl to?
(a) Jacques.
(b) Ephraim.
(c) Myriam.
(d) Boris.

8. Who was a prisoner alongside Noémie?
(a) Rose Madeleine.
(b) Dr. Hautval.
(c) Jeanine.
(d) Gabriele.

9. What is the name of the handwriting criminologist Anne writes to?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Mason.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Charles.

10. Who refuses to come to Paris, saying it is "better to be a wise man in hell than a fool in heaven" (44)?
(a) Vicente.
(b) Maurice.
(c) Nachman.
(d) Emma.

11. Who did Noémie work with in the infirmary?
(a) Dr. Madeleine.
(b) Dr. Bouveris.
(c) Dr. Matteoli.
(d) Dr. Hautval.

12. How did Ephraim and Emma die?
(a) They were shot.
(b) They were killed with gas.
(c) They were beaten.
(d) They contracted typhus.

13. Why did Ephraim and Anna Gavronsky not get married?
(a) The family did not approve of the marriage.
(b) Anna moved to New York.
(c) Ephraim fell in love with Emma instead.
(d) Anna fell in love with somebody else.

14. What job did Myriam dream about having?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) English teacher.
(c) Philosophy professor.
(d) Revolutionary.

15. Why did Ephraim read "Trifles for a Massacre"?
(a) He was trying to learn more about Judaism.
(b) He wanted to read what the French people were reading.
(c) He believed in Celine's ideas.
(d) He heard that Myriam had already read it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says "Knowledge is the true essence of nobility" (55)?

2. Who was related to the Rabinovitch's housekeeper?

3. What was Lélia doing that made the postcard feel like a threat?

4. Where is Aniouta moving?

5. According to Ephraim, who does he not love anymore?

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