Everything is Illuminated Quizzes

Everything is Illuminated Quiz 1

1 In what city do Alex and his family live?
Odessa, Ukraine.

Lvov, Ukraine.

Kiev, Ukraine.

Minsk, Belarus.
2 Why is Alex chosen to be Jonathan's translator?
He wants to see what a Jew looks like.

He has no other talents.

He did well in English at his university.

His father is too ill to go himself.
3 Why does Trachim B crash his wagon into the Brod River?
He wants to fake his own death and run away.

He is fleeing an unfavorable arranged marriage.

We do not find out for sure.

The only sure fact is that it was an accident.
4 What separates the Jewish Quarter from the Human Three Quarters?
The Jewish Quarter is for sacred activities, and the Human Three Quarters is for secular activities.

The Jewish Quarter is for secular activities, and the Human Three Quarters is for sacred activities.

The Jewish Quarter is where the Upright Synagogue is located.

The Human Three Quarters is where Trachim B's wagon crashes.
5 Why can't the women see the newborn girl, Jonathan's great-great-great-great-great-grandmother?
The baby is afraid of women and responds only to men.

The women are not allowed inside the synagogue.

The men are afraid the women will try to claim the baby as their own.

She is diseased from being in the river.
6 How do the Slouchers get their name?
They never stand upright, in or out of synagogue.

They give up the tradition of dangling in favor of reclining.

They live in slouching houses.

The Uprighters name them out of disgust.
7 Why doesn't Alex recognize some of the names Jonathan uses in his story?
They are names specific to Jonathan's family

They are American names.

They are made-up names.

They are Yiddish names.
8 How does Alex feel about writing chapters for Jonathan's novel?
He agrees to write in exchange for a ticket to America.

He feels so honored, he says he would even do it for free.

He resents Jonathan for asking a favor of him.

He agrees to write only if he is paid.
9 Why has Grandfather's depression become worse since Jonathan's trip?
He is upset that they did not find Augustine.

He misses his wife even more.

He has learned about the Holocaust and finds it deeply upsetting.

Now that he has met an American, he despairs of his own life in Ukraine.
10 Why does Father punch Alex?
He insults Mother.

He says he wants to move to America.

He refuses to be Jonathan's guide.

He lies to Father.
11 Why does Jonathan's appearance surprise Alex?
He is taller than Alex.

He is extremely thin, and Alex thought Americans were fat.

Alex expected him to look like a Jewish prisoner during World War II.

He is wearing a military uniform.
12 Why doesn't the Rabbi officiate the Sloucher service?
There are no Rabbis in Trachimbrod.

The Slouchers take turns leading services.

The Rabbi is ill, and someone else agrees to fill in for him.

The Rabbi refuses to attend services in someone's home.
13 What is the Book of Recurrent Dreams?
A version of the New Testament.

One of the books of the Torah, or Old Testament.

A log of the Slouchers' dreams.

A log of the Uprighters' dreams.
14 Which of the following does not describe a Sloucher practice?
Holding services in congregation members' homes.

Reclining on pillows during services.

Worshipping Trachim as a prophet.

Using common household objects in services.
15 Why doesn't Yankel celebrate when he finds out he is the baby's new father?
He is suddenly struck by an intense fear of dying.

He does not want the baby.

He is not a person who shows his emotions.

He does not understand what he is being told.
16 For whom does Yankel's wife leave him?
A Rabbi in a neighboring town.

An Uprighter who looks down on Yankel.

A more successful usurer.

A bureaucrat who helped with Yankel's trial.
17 Why does Yankel keep the note his wife wrote when she left him?
He cannot lose it no matter how hard he tries.

He is forced by the townspeople to keep it.

He does not care about it one way or another.

He cannot bear to part with it.
18 What is Yankel's crime?
Unfair business practices.

Exposing himself in public.

Adultery.

Perjury.
19 Why does Yankel-then-Safran change his name to Yankel?
It is the name of a man he met in his travels.

It is the name of the man who ran off with his wife.

It is his great-grandfather's name.

He is forced by the Rabbi to take this name.
20 What does Yankel tell Brod about her mother?
He invents a fantasy mother for her.

He tells her that her mother was murdered.

He never mentions her mother.

He tells her the truth.
21 What is the name of the shtetl before the lotteries?
Sofiowka.

It has no name.

Trachimbrod.

Lutsk.
22 Why is the official name of the shtetl Sofiowka?
The Rabbi picks this name out of the box at random.

Sofiowka rigs the vote.

The magistrate in Lvov picks the name.

That name receives the most votes.
23 What does Grandfather ask Jonathan to send him?
More payment for his services.

More census ledgers of the six villages.

Pictures of Jonathan to show his friends.

A copy of the photograph of Augustine.
24 For what is Alex saving his money?
A ticket to America.

A therapist for Grandfather.

A train ticket to Lvov.

A bicycle for Little Igor.
25 Why does Jonathan ask Alex to omit Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior from the story?
She is not "refined" enough.

The parts about her are not well written.

She has no important role in the story.

He is afraid people will be confused about whether she is a human or a dog.

In Chapter 14, Grandfather is becoming more depressed. He no longer hides his crying. Alex recently caught him crying over some old photographs. The next night, he cried over the photograph of Augustine, repeating her name. The night after that,...

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