What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?

The story takes place in Jaffa, a southern suburb of 

• Moscow, Russia
• Tel Aviv, Israel
• Athens, Greece

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What forces Sergei to use his final wish?

• He wants to get revenge on his ex-girlfriend.
• He accidentally kills Yonatan.
• He wishes to travel back in time.
• None of the above

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This story conveys the theme that 

• fairy tales do not relate to real life at all.
• doing the right thing never works out.
• wishes cannot buy happiness.
• life in the Middle East is difficult. 

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What is Zionism?

• a group that likes Bob Marley
• re-establishing the Jewish homeland
• the studying of goldfish

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Sergei cares about other people more than himself because

• he works at a homeless shelter.
• he never accepts money from others.
• he stands up for the weak in his city.
• he uses his first two wishes to save the lives of two people in his life. 

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What does the dialogue between Sergei and the fish tell you?

• Sergei is insane.
• Sergei and the fish know each other well.
• None of these.

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Based on Sergei's first two wishes, what do we know about him?

• He cares about others more than himself. 
• He is greedy because of what he asks for. 
• He hates himself. 

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Last line of the story: "Anything, the Russian said, not to be

• hurt."
• alone."
• afraid."

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Who owns the goldfish?

• Sergei
• Yanatan
• pet store owner

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Sergei is conflicted on using his third, and final, wish because

• he will lose the fish and be alone.
• he will no longer have more power than others in the world.
• he really wanted Yanatan to die.
• he doesn't care what happens to him. 

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