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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Reuven's father tells him that "[t]he Talmud says that a person should do two things for himself. One is to acquire” what?
(a) “A wife.”
(b) “A teacher.”
(c) “Wealth.”
(d) “A friend.”

2. Danny Saunders and Reuven Malter discover they were born how far apart in Chapter 7?
(a) 7 weeks.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 days.

3. Only what language is spoken at the service at Danny Saunders’ synagogue in Chapter 7?
(a) Yiddish.
(b) English.
(c) Russian.
(d) Hebrew.

4. In Chapter 8, Reuven describes one of his recent trips to the library when he found an article in what publication?
(a) The Journal of Symbolic Logic.
(b) The Journal of the American Medical Association.
(c) Psychology Weekly.
(d) Reader's Digest.

5. Danny Saunders jokes that he is what to Reuven Malter in Chapter 4?
(a) A father figure.
(b) A brother.
(c) A saint.
(d) The Messiah.

6. What is the name of the Malters’ housekeeper in Chapter 5?
(a) Irina.
(b) Manya.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Rebecca.

7. Reuven learns that Danny’s father only talks to him when in Chapter 4?
(a) On weekends.
(b) At dinner.
(c) When they study the Talmud.
(d) At breakfast.

8. What is the name of the young blind boy that Reuven meets at the hospital in Chapter 2?
(a) Davey Canter.
(b) Billy Merritt.
(c) Jack Rose.
(d) Sidney Goldberg.

9. Reuven takes part in the Torah service by doing what in Chapter 7?
(a) Dancing with the Rabbi.
(b) Lighting the candles.
(c) Kneeling for the messiah.
(d) Reciting the blessing over the Torah.

10. In what language are lessons taught at Reuven Malter’s school in Chapter 1?
(a) Jewish.
(b) English.
(c) Hebrew.
(d) Yiddish.

11. Reuven Malter is told that he will be released from the hospital when in Chapter 4?
(a) In 12 hours.
(b) At the end of the month.
(c) In 6 hours.
(d) At the end of the week.

12. What does Reb Saunders ask Reuven while they are alone waiting for tea in Chapter 8?
(a) If Danny has a girlfriend.
(b) If Danny has lied to him.
(c) What books Danny is reading.
(d) How Danny acts at school.

13. Reuven goes onto his front porch and observes what caught in a spider web in Chapter 9?
(a) An ant.
(b) A housefly.
(c) A grasshopper.
(d) A dragonfly.

14. When Danny Saunders visits Reuven for the second time at the hospital, he reveals that during the baseball game he had wanted to do what?
(a) Break Reuven’s head open with a bat.
(b) His a home run.
(c) Be part of a triple play.
(d) Steal home plate.

15. Where was Shabbtai Zvi born?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Poland.
(c) Russia.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Danny Saunders visits Reuven Malter in Chapter 7, he wants to take Reuven where to meet his father?

2. When was Shabbtai Zvi born?

3. Reuven has been given permission to do what again in Chapter 9?

4. From which point-of-view is the narrative of The Chosen related?

5. What is the Hebrew word for sidelocks or sidecurls within the Jewish tradition?

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