Your name:_________________________Period:_____________
Bernard Malamud 7 minute Video Introduction before we read “The First Seven Years”
1. Who influenced his writing?
2. His parents came from ____________________and ran____________________.
3. There were no __________in the house where he grew up.
4. His parents were not _______________________.
5. Born on _____________in ____________________.
6. High School name:_________________________
7. What is the language spoken by the Jews in Europe?________________
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When did he start writing?__________________________________
9. When did he start teaching at Oregon State University?_______________
10. When did he start teaching creative writing at Bennington College?____________
11. What was his first novel?__________________________________
12. What sport was it about?___________________________________
13. First collection of short stories was called _________________________________
14. What novel is based on his teaching career at Oregon University?___________
15. Which novel won the Pulitzer Prize?___________________
16. Which novel took him five years to write?_________________________
17. Which novel describes a holocaust of the future?___________________________
18. Which novel was adapted into a movie?_____________________________
19. When did Malamud die?______________________
20. What did he die from?____________________________