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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Grandfather, Alex, and Jonathan have for dinner after they leave Lista?
(a) They eat nothing.
(b) They eat peanuts.
(c) They eat sausage.
(d) They eat salad.

2. When Safran meets the Gypsy, what is the subject of the play they are watching?
(a) America.
(b) Trachimday.
(c) Pinocchio.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

3. What book did Jonathan find in the "In Case" box?
(a) Brod's Diary.
(b) The Book of Past Occurrences.
(c) Safran's Diary.
(d) The Book of Recurrent Dreams.

4. Who does Safran meet up with at the wedding reception?
(a) Lista.
(b) Maya.
(c) Zosha.
(d) The Gypsy girl.

5. What is the relationship between "The Dial" and Safran?
(a) The Dial is a tradition and nothing else.
(b) The Dial is Safran's good luck charm.
(c) The Dial is Safran's father.
(d) The Dial is Safran's great-great-great grandfather.

6. Concerning Jonathan's novel, what does Alex ask Jonathan to do?
(a) He asks Jonathan to not write about his Grandfather's past.
(b) He asks Jonathan to have Grandfather and Augustine converse.
(c) He asks Jonathan to delete Augustine from the story.
(d) He asks Jonathan to write about his Grandfather's past.

7. What do Alex and Jonathan do together while waiting for Grandfather and the old woman to finish talking?
(a) They peel potatoes.
(b) They read.
(c) They decide to write a novel together.
(d) They skin the corn and talk.

8. What does the woman give Jonathan?
(a) A box with the words "In Case" written on it.
(b) A picture of his grandfather and grandmother.
(c) A book his grandfather had given her.
(d) A kiss.

9. What does Grandfather say to the woman they meet in "Falling in Love" that is out of character?
(a) "You are stupid."
(b) "You are brave."
(c) "You are a liar."
(d) "You are very beautiful."

10. "The Dial, 1941-1804-1941" goes back and forth between two stories. Who are the two stories about?
(a) Safran and Zosha.
(b) Alex and Little Igor.
(c) Jonathan's grandfather and Brod.
(d) Yankel and Brod.

11. When the old woman saw Safran again years after the town was destroyed, what did they do?
(a) They had lunch, a bath, and a fight.
(b) They cursed the Nazis.
(c) They told stories about the people they knew.
(d) They cried.

12. Who did Grandfather "murder?"
(a) Safran.
(b) Herschel.
(c) Father.
(d) Anna.

13. What makes Lista unique?
(a) She is a Gypsy.
(b) She can tie a cherry stem in a knot.
(c) She dresses immaculately.
(d) She inspires Safran to bathe.

14. In "What We Saw When We Saw Trachimbrod or Falling in Love," who says "I don't want to hear any more?"
(a) The old woman.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Alex.
(d) Jonathan.

15. Who does Safran go see after he finds the Gypsy girl in his home?
(a) The Rabbi.
(b) Zosha.
(c) Father.
(d) Lista.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Grandfather asks Alex for his life-savings, what does Alex ask for in exchange?

2. In "Letter Dated 26 January 1998," what does Alex tell about Grandfather?

3. What is in all of the boxes in the old woman's house?

4. When the old woman's father was told to do something or his wife would be shot, what did he do?

5. When does the old woman want out of the car?

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