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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Dog, Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Benjamin send Ernie out of the tailor shop to find?
(a) A needle.
(b) A pineapple.
(c) A soda.
(d) A shoehorn.

2. How does Benjamin believe his success in business has helped his fellow Jews?
(a) His popularity has lowered anti-semitism in general.
(b) He has referred his clients to other Jewish businesses.
(c) He has taught principles of Judaism while fitting clothes.
(d) He has given an example of good business practice.

3. Why is Chaim's son, the Just Man, called Brother Beast?
(a) He is illiterate and loves plants and animals more than people.
(b) He is illiterate and cannot speak.
(c) He is illiterate, and he loves no one.
(d) He is illiterate, and he's cruel to people.

4. How long does Ernie stay in the hospital?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two weeks.

5. How does Chaim Levy attract the children of the village where he lives?
(a) With promises of treats.
(b) With candy and nuts.
(c) With threats of disaster.
(d) With ancient stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his isolation from his family and companions, what does Ernie decide to become?

2. What did the Jewish elders find worst about World War I?

3. What is Benjamin Levy's occupation?

4. What does Jacob do to avoid being recognized as a Jew on the way to the synagogue?

5. What quotation from La Pasionara is repeated in Ernie's regiment when France is defeated?

(see the answer key)

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