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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. What does Julian think to himself that he is good at while sitting in his and Hephzibah's bedroom?
(a) Hurting others.
(b) Messing up.
(c) Hurting himself.
(d) Goodbyes.

2. Who does Julian notice outside the museum?
(a) A group of young men.
(b) No one.
(c) A group of Arabs.
(d) The Jew with the PLO scarf.

3. Who introduces herself to Sam and Julian?
(a) Libor's brother.
(b) Libor's sister.
(c) Emmy.
(d) Libor's daughter.

4. What does Julian ask Hephzibah about Jews?
(a) If Jews truly accept gentiles who convert.
(b) If there is a special bond between Jews.
(c) If Jews feel superior to others.
(d) If Jews all want to have a Jewish state.

5. Where does Julian go on this particular morning in this chapter?
(a) A pub.
(b) A sleezy motel.
(c) The zoo.
(d) The park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Julian excluded from doing?

2. Where does Julian nap?

3. What does Julian ask Hephzibah one day while they are in bed?

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

5. Who does Libor suggest Julian hire?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Julian and Hephzibah each blame him/herself for Libor's death?

2. What worries Hephzibah about Julian?

3. Why do Hephzibah and Sam decide to say Kaddish for Libor, and why doesn't Julian do so as well?

4. What interrupts Sam's plans to play online poker?

5. Who is Meyer Abramsky and what did he do?

6. What is the manuscript Tyler leaves for Sam and how does he respond to it?

7. How is Hephzibah grieving?

8. What has happened to Immanuel?

9. What does Sam say about Immanuel's fight?

10. What does Libor tell Julian when Julian mentions his fears about Sam and Hephzibah?

(see the answer keys)

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