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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what is Julian to blame?
(a) That Julian does not realize Libor is upset when they are on the train.
(b) That Libor and Alfredo do not know each other.
(c) That Alfredo would not take the initiative to help an old man.
(d) That Libor is lonely.

2. Besides Libor and Tyler, who else can Sam mourn while saying Kaddish?
(a) The world.
(b) His own failures.
(c) His parents.
(d) All Jewish people.

3. Why do Hephzibah and Sam say Kaddish for Libor?
(a) Emmy asks them to.
(b) He asked them to in a note.
(c) He was like a father to them.
(d) He has no children.

4. What did Sam ask Hephzibah when he came to the museum?
(a) If she likes dating a gentile.
(b) If she loves Julian.
(c) For her phone number.
(d) For a tour.

5. Where is the train headed?
(a) Eastbourne.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Heathrow.
(d) East Sussex.

6. What does Tyler say about Sam's expectations for Jews?
(a) They are too low.
(b) That he needs to have some expectations.
(c) They are misplaced.
(d) They are too high.

7. What does Tamara think is hysterical at the debate?
(a) That the people think they are making a difference.
(b) That Sam is indignant over something another ASH member says.
(c) That Sam is at a loss for words.
(d) That Sam is indignant over a question by a Gentile.

8. Where did Julian meet a beautiful hippy girl once?
(a) At his best friend's house.
(b) At a party in East Sussex.
(c) At the opera.
(d) At the horse races.

9. Who does Sam mourn for who is still alive?
(a) Himself.
(b) Julian.
(c) His son.
(d) Hephzibah.

10. What does Emmy say Libor expects of Jews?
(a) For them to give up their traditions.
(b) For them to stay too boudn by their traditions.
(c) For them to live differently than others.
(d) For them to always be persecuted.

11. What does Hephzibah believe about Libor?
(a) He was too good to stay in the world.
(b) He could not believe in life after Malkie dies.
(c) He had not intended to actually die.
(d) He went for a walk and simply fell.

12. Where does Sam find his son?
(a) He can't find him.
(b) In Blaise's bed.
(c) In jail.
(d) At the son's girlfriend's house.

13. What does the young girl do who is left behind from a group of children?
(a) Taking off her shoes.
(b) Trying to catch a butterfly.
(c) Crying.
(d) Sits on a bench.

14. Why might Immanuel be arrested?
(a) For distributing illegal pamphlets.
(b) For possessing drugs.
(c) For knocking over a policeman.
(d) For participating in a fight.

15. Who does Libor suggest Julian hire?
(a) A Hebrew teacher.
(b) A janitor for the museum.
(c) A chef.
(d) A valet for parking cars at the museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Julian dream he is summoned?

2. What debate started the scuffle outside the Oxford Union?

3. Who does Blaise say is involved in an anti-Semitic incident?

4. Why doesn't Hephzibah tell Julian when the vandalism recurs?

5. Why does Julian stay overnight in the hospital?

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