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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the Ukrainians celebrating when Jonathan arrives?
(a) The end of the war.
(b) The new year.
(c) Jonathan's arrival.
(d) Their new constitution.

2. 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) Jonathan.
(b) Alex.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Brod.

3. Why does Alex misuse words?
(a) He cannot spell.
(b) He is not a native English speaker.
(c) He is illiterate.
(d) Hetries to be smarter than he is.

4. What do the women of Trachimbrod call Brod behind her back?
(a) Skinny little brat.
(b) The mermaid.
(c) Dirty river girl.
(d) Schmuck.

5. Who is nicknamed the "Clumsy One?"
(a) Little Igor.
(b) Jonathen.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Alexander.

6. What is the most important item found in the river?
(a) Trachim's body.
(b) A treasure chest.
(c) A baby girl.
(d) A bag of gold.

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

8. Who is the first character introduced in the book?
(a) Jonathen Safran Foer.
(b) Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior.
(c) Alexander Perchov.
(d) Grandfather.

9. In "The Lottery, 1791," who wins the lottery?
(a) Yankel.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) The Rabbi.
(d) Sofiowka.

10. Why does the Tolerable Rabbi call the winner "Kolker"?
(a) Because he is from Kolki.
(b) Because he is a cook.
(c) Because of his profession.
(d) Because he is from Kolkensberg.

11. What does Jonathan imagine Brod looks like?
(a) Thin with blonde hair.
(b) Tall with green eyes.
(c) Chubby with mismatched eyes.
(d) Skinny with dark hair.

12. The original Sammy Davis Junior was what?
(a) A Jew.
(b) A Christian.
(c) A pilot.
(d) A bad singer.

13. How long does it take the baby to choose a name?
(a) Seven minutes.
(b) Seven days.
(c) Two minutes.
(d) Two days.

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

15. What is Grandfather hired to do?
(a) Park cars.
(b) Translate.
(c) Drive the car.
(d) Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Brod and Yankel earn a living?

2. Who said "We must go backward in order to go forward" (37)?

3. What would Alex name a town if given the chance?

4. What is the official name of the shtetl?

5. Why is Sammy Davis Junior, Junior with the group?

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