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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through An Overture to the Commencement of a Very Rigid Journey; The Beginning of the World Often Comes; The Lottery, 1791; Letter Dated 20 July 1997; An Overture to Encountering the Hero, and Then Encountering the Hero.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says "I mount the autobus for an hour to work all day doing things I hate. You want to know why? It is for you . . . One day you will do things for me that you hate. That is what it means to be a family" (2)?
(a) Alex's grandfather.
(b) Alex.
(c) Alex's father.
(d) Alex's mother.

2. Who does Alex fall in love with?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Augustine.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Chana.

3. What does Alex claim to be?
(a) Celibate.
(b) A lady's man.
(c) An accountant.
(d) An excellent cook.

4. What does Sammy Davis Junior, Junior do to the shirt that she was given to look official?
(a) Nothing.
(b) She has thrown it away.
(c) She eats part of it.
(d) She ripped it.

5. What does Alex's father call him?
(a) Shapka.
(b) Clumsy One.
(c) Alexi-stop-spleening-me.
(d) Alex.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Alex, what is Grandfather like after the trip to Lutsk?

2. What is the name of Grandfather's dog?

3. Why does Alex misuse words?

4. In "The Lottery, 1791," who wins the lottery?

5. What ailment does Grandfather claim to have?

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