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Everything is Illuminated Quiz 1

By Tania Asnes · Edited by Adam Kissel · Last reviewed March 18, 2006

1 In what city do Alex and his family live?

Minsk, Belarus.

Kiev, Ukraine.

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?

The only sure fact is that it was an accident.

He is fleeing an unfavorable arranged marriage.

He wants to fake his own death and run away.

We do not find out for sure.
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?

She is diseased from being in the river.

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

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

The women are not allowed inside the synagogue.
6 How do the Slouchers get their name?

They never stand upright, in or out of synagogue.

They live in slouching houses.

The Uprighters name them out of disgust.

They give up the tradition of dangling in favor of reclining.
7 Why doesn't Alex recognize some of the names Jonathan uses in his story?

They are American names.

They are names specific to Jonathan's family

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 only if he is paid.

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.
9 Why has Grandfather's depression become worse since Jonathan's trip?

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

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

He is upset that they did not find Augustine.

He misses his wife even more.
10 Why does Father punch Alex?

He insults Mother.

He lies to Father.

He says he wants to move to America.

He refuses to be Jonathan's guide.
11 Why does Jonathan's appearance surprise Alex?

He is wearing a military uniform.

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

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

He is taller than Alex.
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?

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

A log of the Uprighters' dreams.

A log of the Slouchers' dreams.

A version of the New Testament.
14 Which of the following does not describe a Sloucher practice?

Worshipping Trachim as a prophet.

Holding services in congregation members' homes.

Using common household objects in services.

Reclining on pillows during services.
15 Why doesn't Yankel celebrate when he finds out he is the baby's new father?

He is not a person who shows his emotions.

He does not understand what he is being told.

He does not want the baby.

He is suddenly struck by an intense fear of dying.
16 For whom does Yankel's wife leave him?

A Rabbi in a neighboring town.

A more successful usurer.

An Uprighter who looks down on Yankel.

A bureaucrat who helped with Yankel's trial.
17 Why does Yankel keep the note his wife wrote when she left him?

He cannot bear to part with it.

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.
18 What is Yankel's crime?

Exposing himself in public.

Perjury.

Unfair business practices.

Adultery.
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.

He is forced by the Rabbi to take this name.

It is his great-grandfather's name.
20 What does Yankel tell Brod about her mother?

He tells her that her mother was murdered.

He tells her the truth.

He invents a fantasy mother for her.

He never mentions her mother.
21 What is the name of the shtetl before the lotteries?

Sofiowka.

Lutsk.

It has no name.

Trachimbrod.
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.

More payment for his services.

More census ledgers of the six villages.

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

A bicycle for Little Igor.

A therapist for Grandfather.

A train ticket to Lvov.

A ticket to America.
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.

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