Everything is Illuminated Quizzes

Everything is Illuminated Quiz 1

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

Minsk, Belarus.

Lvov, Ukraine.

Odessa, Ukraine.
2 Why is Alex chosen to be Jonathan's translator?
He did well in English at his university.

His father is too ill to go himself.

He has no other talents.

He wants to see what a Jew looks like.
3 Why does Trachim B crash his wagon into the Brod River?
We do not find out for sure.

He wants to fake his own death and run away.

The only sure fact is that it was an accident.

He is fleeing an unfavorable arranged marriage.
4 What separates the Jewish Quarter from the Human Three Quarters?
The Jewish Quarter is where the Upright Synagogue is located.

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

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

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

The women are not allowed inside the synagogue.

The baby is afraid of women and responds only to men.

She is diseased from being in the river.
6 How do the Slouchers get their name?
They give up the tradition of dangling in favor of reclining.

They never stand upright, in or out of synagogue.

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 American names.

They are Yiddish names.

They are made-up names.

They are names specific to Jonathan's family
8 How does Alex feel about writing chapters for Jonathan's novel?
He resents Jonathan for asking a favor of him.

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 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.

Now that he has met an American, he despairs of his own life in Ukraine.

He misses his wife even more.

He has learned about the Holocaust and finds it deeply upsetting.
10 Why does Father punch Alex?
He insults Mother.

He says he wants to move to America.

He lies to Father.

He refuses to be Jonathan's guide.
11 Why does Jonathan's appearance surprise Alex?
He is extremely thin, and Alex thought Americans were fat.

He is wearing a military uniform.

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

He is taller than Alex.
12 Why doesn't the Rabbi officiate the Sloucher service?
The Rabbi is ill, and someone else agrees to fill in for him.

The Rabbi refuses to attend services in someone's home.

The Slouchers take turns leading services.

There are no Rabbis in Trachimbrod.
13 What is the Book of Recurrent Dreams?
A log of the Slouchers' dreams.

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

A log of the Uprighters' dreams.

A version of the New Testament.
14 Which of the following does not describe a Sloucher practice?
Holding services in congregation members' homes.

Worshipping Trachim as a prophet.

Reclining on pillows during services.

Using common household objects in services.
15 Why doesn't Yankel celebrate when he finds out he is the baby's new father?
He does not want the baby.

He does not understand what he is being told.

He is not a person who shows his emotions.

He is suddenly struck by an intense fear of dying.
16 For whom does Yankel's wife leave him?
A bureaucrat who helped with Yankel's trial.

A Rabbi in a neighboring town.

An Uprighter who looks down on Yankel.

A more successful usurer.
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 does not care about it one way or another.

He is forced by the townspeople to keep it.

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

Exposing himself in public.

Unfair business practices.

Perjury.
19 Why does Yankel-then-Safran change his name to Yankel?
It is his great-grandfather's name.

He is forced by the Rabbi to take this name.

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.
20 What does Yankel tell Brod about her mother?
He tells her the truth.

He invents a fantasy mother for her.

He never mentions her mother.

He tells her that her mother was murdered.
21 What is the name of the shtetl before the lotteries?
Sofiowka.

Lutsk.

Trachimbrod.

It has no name.
22 Why is the official name of the shtetl Sofiowka?
The magistrate in Lvov picks the name.

The Rabbi picks this name out of the box at random.

That name receives the most votes.

Sofiowka rigs the vote.
23 What does Grandfather ask Jonathan to send him?
Pictures of Jonathan to show his friends.

A copy of the photograph of Augustine.

More payment for his services.

More census ledgers of the six villages.
24 For what is Alex saving his money?
A bicycle for Little Igor.

A ticket to America.

A therapist for Grandfather.

A train ticket to Lvov.
25 Why does Jonathan ask Alex to omit Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior from the story?
He is afraid people will be confused about whether she is a human or a dog.

The parts about her are not well written.

She has no important role in the story.

She is not "refined" enough.

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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