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Q. What is Leo's profession?
a student.
a rabbi.
a marriage broker.
a teacher.
Q. What is Salzman's most serious transgression?
He once robbed a train.
He handles the business of match-making like a salesman.
He is bitter and joyless.
He values beauty above all other qualities.
Q. Why is Leo infuriated by his first meeting with Lily?
The teacher is far younger than Salzman had promised.
He sensed a touch of evil in her eyes.
Her questions pushed him into a deeper understanding of himself.
She was a widow.
Q. Whose picture inspires Leo to find Salzman?
The young widow.
The nineteen year old girl.
A hauntingly familiar girl.
Marilyn Monroe.
Q. How does Salzman respond to Leo's choice amongst the photographs?
Salzman is visibly shaken.
He instructs Leo to meet him the following day.
He strikes Leo.
Thundering laughter.