What of This Goldfish, Would you wish?

What is the subject of Yonatan’s documentary?

• comments by voters on the previous election

• lavish lifestyles of famous people

• ordinary people expressing their dreams

• tensions between people of different backgrounds

Yonatan plans to film in cities beyond Tel Aviv because he wants to

• appeal to corporate sponsors.

• find more interesting locations.

• hire less expensive camera crews.

• document a wider variety of people

Why does Sergei Goralick dislike “strangers banging on his door”?

• He works nights and sleeps during the day. .

• His baby is a light sleeper and wakes up crying

• It brings back bad memories of life in Russia.

• It interrupts his thoughts when he is trying to write.

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Which sentence signals a plot twist about halfway through the story?

• “The kid with the earring starts screaming, ‘Goldfish, goldfish.’”

• “‘No reason to take him to the hospital anyway,’ says the goldfish."

• “Sergei . . . tells the kid, it’s nothing, just a regular goldfish.”

• “Sergei understands the boy . . . came . . . to snatch Sergei’s fish.”

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Sergei is reluctant to use his third wish because he

• doesn’t want to set the goldfish free.

• thinks there is something he’ll want more in the future.

• can’t decide what to use the wish for.

• doesn’t want to reveal that the goldfish is really a magic fish

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What did Sergei give up when he used his last wish?

• the income from his fishing trips

• the companionship of the fish

• the need to learn Hebrew

• the friendship of his neighbors

A poignant story is always

• emotionally moving.

• extremely depressing.

• genuinely engaging.

• mentally challenging.

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A person with a wizened face is likely to be

• cheerful.

• old.

• plump.

• pretty

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What does beleaguered mean?

• accomplished

• imported

• rescued

• troubled

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What word is related to fluent?

• confused

• clear

• rough

• loud

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