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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Nathan believe to be an overly theatrical front-line soldier?
(a) Lippman.
(b) Jimmy Ben-Joseph.
(c) Shuki.
(d) Johnson.

2. What happens to Henry in "Part 2 Basel, pages 13-49"?
(a) He sails a boat.
(b) He goes for a drive.
(c) He goes to a funeral.
(d) He dies.

3. Whom does Nathan meet while returning to the settlement?
(a) Shuki.
(b) Jimmy Ben-Joseph.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Lippman.

4. How long did Henry and Wendy know each other before their affair started?
(a) Five weeks.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Six weeks.

5. What does Nathan attempt to write?
(a) A television show.
(b) A eulogy.
(c) A newspaper article.
(d) A new novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nathan compares Lippman to ______________.

2. What does Nathan hear his relatives discussing at Henry's funeral?

3. Where is the location of Henry and Nathan's grandparents and parents heritage?

4. What does Maria sign in exchange for not mentioning her infidelity?

5. Whose argument at a dinner party is considered out of character?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jimmy Ben-Joseph? Why does he like Nathan's writing?

2. Discuss the place Nathan and Henry visit.

3. What is the Wailing Wall? What are Nathan's thoughts about it?

4. Discuss Henry's love life and who is involved.

5. What do Nathan and Henry discuss after dinner at Lippman's?

6. What is Nathan's experience while in Henry's Hebrew class?

7. Discuss Nathan's encounter with the woman with an American accent.

8. What happens to Henry eight months after his bypass surgery?

9. Discuss the eulogy Carol gives at Henry's funeral.

10. Whom does Nathan notice at Henry's funeral?

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