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1. For what does Leo Gursky sign up? What does Bruno think about this?

Leo Gursky responds to an ad for nude models, thinking it would be great to be seen so completely by others. He tells Bruno about the class, but Bruno thinks he signed up to see naked women.

2. About what does Leo write?

Leo has enjoyed writing about imaginary things since childhood. As he grew older, he tried to write about reality, to fight off loneliness. He wrote three books before turning 21. The first book was about his hometown, Slonim. The second was a fantasy. His third book was about Alma.

3. What does Leo do after his heart attack?

After his heart attack, Leo resumes writing. He writes more than 300 pages, sometimes believing the last page will coincide with his own death.

4. What takes place in the book that seems to coincide with his life?

He writes about a boy who secretly loved a girl. The girl's father sends her to America, and the boy swears to follow. In 1941, the Nazis invade the boy's hometown of Slonim. The boy hides to escape death. Three years later, he makes it to America. He moves in with his cousin and visits the girl. She tells him she was pregnant but never received a reply. She assumed he was dead, and married her boss's son. She shows him a picture of his son, Isaac, now five years old. The man asks her to come with him, but she refuses. He leaves, never to love again.

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