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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Only what language is spoken at the service at Danny Saunders’ synagogue in Chapter 7?
2. What is a system of assigning numerical value to a word or phrase, in the belief that words or phrases with identical numerical values bear some relation to each other, or bear some relation to the number itself as it may apply to a person's age, the calendar year, or the like?
3. Danny Saunders explains to Reuven in Chapter 7 that his grandfather was a well-known Hasidic Jew from where?
4. In Chapter 8, Danny reads aloud about what historical figure that invented the idea of the tzaddik?
5. Sigmund Freud is considered to be the father of what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Reuven respond to the information he learns about Billy in Chapter 9? What symbolic imagery is described at the end of this chapter?
2. What is demonstrated by Danny’s interests in psychoanalysis in the novel?
3. What historical figure does David Malter compare Danny Saunders to in Chapter 6? How is this individual’s influence on Judaism described?
4. What changes Reb Saunders’ views of Reuven in Chapter 7? How is this indicated?
5. How does Reuven feel like his life has changed when he returns home from the hospital in Chapter 5? Why?
6. What does Reuven discover about Billy Merritt in Chapter 9?
7. What does Reuven’s father reveal to Reuven about his condition and surgery in Chapter 2?
8. What does Reuven consider about his first foray into the Hasidic world in Chapter 7?
9. What is the implication when Reuven’s eyes are tested in the light in Chapter 2?
10. Who does Reuven meet in his hospital room after he awakens from surgery in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the origins, history, rituals and beliefs of Orthodox and Hasidic Judaism. When did Hasidic Judaism first spread in Europe? Who led its establishment? Why is this history important to the themes and subject of The Chosen?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of psychology in the book. Why is Danny drawn toward the study of psychoanalysis? How does Reuven differ in this regard? What does Danny’s interest in psychology cause conflict within his family and culture?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Reb Saunders in the novel. What are Reuven’s feelings about Reb Saunders? How does Danny communicate with his father? How does Reb Saunders differ from David Malter?
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