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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My Father's Tent.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Bird about lamed vovniks?
(a) The rabbi.
(b) Mr. Goldstein.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Bruno.

2. What is unusual about Alma Mereminski's name?
(a) All of the other names in the book are Polish.
(b) It is the only name in the book.
(c) It is mentioned over one hundred times.
(d) All of the other names in the book are Spanish.

3. Jacob Marcus sends a response. What does Alma do with this letter?
(a) She gives it to her mother.
(b) She picks through it for clues and writes them in code in her third volume of How to Survive in the Wild.
(c) She calls Jacob Marcus.
(d) She throws it away.

4. Uncle Julian, Charlotte's brother, sent Alma her father's old Swiss Army knife, saying it helps one survive in the wilderness, and that her father was a great outdoors man. What does Alma decide to do?
(a) Build a tree fort.
(b) Learn how to survive in the wild.
(c) Join the Girl Scouts.
(d) Never go camping.

5. What does Leo see when he arrives at Bernard's house?
(a) The house is full of Alma's family members.
(b) The house is filled with memories of Isaac.
(c) The house is full of Leo's friends.
(d) The house is full of mourners, all talking about Isaac.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Misha Shklovsky?

2. How does Rosa help Zvi?

3. What makes Isaac stop as he leaves Starbucks?

4. What does Leo buy?

5. What does Bird tell Alma he believes about himself?

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