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Mourning: A Novel Quiz

Eduardo Halfon

This Study Guide consists of approximately 37 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Mourning.

Mourning: A Novel by Eduardo Halfon

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+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Pages 100 - 127

Pages 128 - 155

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Eduardo Halfon

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is the significance of the black-stone ring Eduardo's Polish grandfather loses? (from Pages 100 - 127)

It is a symbol of the life he formerly had in Poland before the war.

It is a symbol of celebrating for his escape from the concentration camps.

It is a symbol of the new life he has in Guatemala.

It is a symbol of mourning for his parents and siblings murdered in concentration camps.

2.

What is Madame Maroszek's only form of communication? (from Pages 37 - 68)

Speaking in person.

Talking on the telephone.

Emailing.

Letter writing.

3.

What ritual does Eduardo's family perform during Yom Kippur? (from Pages 100 - 127)

They recite a series of names and numbers to honor the memory of the dead.

They look at all their old family photos.

They read old Jewish letters and journals aloud.

They write letters to their ancestors in order to honor their memory.

4.

What ritual does Don Isidoro have Eduardo and his brother perform while planting trees? (from Pages 69 - 99)

He has them drink an herbal potion from a small metal canteen.

He has them cross themselves and then whisper a secret word into the roots.

He has them kneel and cross themselves.

He has them whisper a secret word into the roots before covering them.

5.

What is in the envelope Eduardo gives Madame Maroszek during their first afternoon together in Łódź? (from Pages 37 - 68)

Black-and-white photographs of his grandfather and a cash payment.

His grandfather's old letters and photographs.

A cash payment for helping him and a yellow piece of paper with his grandfather's former address.

Black-and-white photographs of his grandfather and a yellow piece of paper with his former address.

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