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 did well in English at his university.

He wants to see what a Jew looks like.

His father is too ill to go himself.

He has no other talents.
3 Why does Trachim B crash his wagon into the Brod River?
He wants to fake his own death and run away.

We do not find out for sure.

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 Human Three Quarters is where Trachim B's wagon crashes.

The Jewish Quarter is where the Upright Synagogue is located.

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.
5 Why can't the women see the newborn girl, Jonathan's great-great-great-great-great-grandmother?
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.

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

They are names specific to Jonathan's family

They are American names.

They are made-up names.
8 How does Alex feel about writing chapters for Jonathan's novel?
He agrees to write only if he is paid.

He agrees to write in exchange for a ticket to America.

He resents Jonathan for asking a favor of him.

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?
He misses his wife even more.

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 has learned about the Holocaust and finds it deeply upsetting.
10 Why does Father punch Alex?
He says he wants to move to America.

He refuses to be Jonathan's guide.

He lies to Father.

He insults Mother.
11 Why does Jonathan's appearance surprise Alex?
He is wearing a military uniform.

He is taller than Alex.

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

He is extremely thin, and Alex thought Americans were fat.
12 Why doesn't the Rabbi officiate the Sloucher service?
There are no Rabbis in Trachimbrod.

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

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

The Slouchers take turns leading services.
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.

Reclining on pillows during services.

Using common household objects in services.

Holding services in congregation members' homes.
15 Why doesn't Yankel celebrate when he finds out he is the baby's new father?
He does not understand what he is being told.

He is not a person who shows his emotions.

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?
An Uprighter who looks down on Yankel.

A Rabbi in a neighboring town.

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 does not care about it one way or another.

He cannot lose it no matter how hard he tries.

He cannot bear to part with it.

He is forced by the townspeople to keep it.
18 What is Yankel's crime?
Unfair business practices.

Perjury.

Adultery.

Exposing himself in public.
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 the man who ran off with his wife.

It is the name of a man he met in his travels.
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.

It has no name.

Lutsk.

Trachimbrod.
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?
A copy of the photograph of Augustine.

More census ledgers of the six villages.

Pictures of Jonathan to show his friends.

More payment for his services.
24 For what is Alex saving his money?
A train ticket to Lvov.

A ticket to America.

A bicycle for Little Igor.

A therapist for Grandfather.
25 Why does Jonathan ask Alex to omit Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior from the story?
She has no important role in the story.

The parts about her are not well written.

She is not "refined" enough.

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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