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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Wedding Reception Was So Extraordinary or It All Goes Downhill After the Wedding, 1941; The Dupe of Chance, 1941-1924; The Thickness of Blood and Drama, 1934; Letter Dated 12 December 1997; What We Saw When We Saw Trachimbrod or Falling in Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Beginning of the World Often Comes," who finds debris in the river?
(a) Hannah and Chana.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Alex.
(d) Brod.

2. What does the note that Yankel wrote say?
(a) I did it for myself.
(b) Everything for Brod.
(c) I am sorry.
(d) You are Yankel. You love Brod.

3. When the old woman's father had the gun pointed at him and was told to do something or die, what did he do?
(a) He laughed.
(b) He refused.
(c) He cursed them.
(d) He did as he was told.

4. Who says "the bruises go away, and so does how you hate, and so does the feeling that everything you receive in life is something you have earned" (68)?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Alex.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Brod.

5. What does Yankel wear that distinguishes him from everyone else?
(a) A blue bowler hat with a black ribbon.
(b) An innocent white flower in his lapel.
(c) A black tie.
(d) An incriminating abacus bead on a string.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the first character introduced in the book?

3. How does Brod dress for the parade?

4. Concerning marriage, what does Yankel request of Brod?

5. 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)?

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