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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, Chapter Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Michael see briefly?
(a) His grandparents who are visiting from Israel.
(b) His mother.
(c) Mrs. Gordon.
(d) Danny.

2. Who has shut himself up for twenty years?
(a) The man who lives on Reuven's street.
(b) Reuven's uncle.
(c) Reuven's great-grandmother.
(d) Kotzker Rebbe.

3. What classes does Reuven study?
(a) Linguistics.
(b) Religion and philosophy.
(c) History.
(d) Psychology.

4. About what is the narrator's father writing a book?
(a) The crusades.
(b) The Talmud.
(c) Peaceful negotiations.
(d) Zionism.

5. How is Michael doing?
(a) As well as can be expected.
(b) He has had a major breakdown.
(c) He is fine and has been released from treatment.
(d) Reuven does not know.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is David Malter?

2. Where do the narrator and Rachel spend the summer together?

3. With whom is Reuven dissatisfied in the flashback?

4. How does Reuven describe Professor Gordon?

5. About what does Michael feel bad?

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