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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Reuven says, "I felt I had crossed into another world, that little pieces of my old self had been left behind on the black asphalt floor of the school yard alongside” what?
(a) “The trampled shards of my Tefillin.”
(b) “The torn pages of the Talmud.”
(c) “The shattered lends of my glasses.”
(d) “The tattered shards of my ego.”

2. What does Reuven do in order to save a creature caught in a spider web in Chapter 9?
(a) Crushes the spider.
(b) Destroys the web with a stick.
(c) Catches the spider with a jar.
(d) Blows on the web.

3. Reuven is preparing for what school vacation in Chapter 9?
(a) Summer vacation.
(b) Easter break.
(c) Hanukkah vacation.
(d) Spring break.

4. Reuven Malter’s home is described as what in Chapter 5?
(a) A brownstone.
(b) A whitestone.
(c) A blackstone.
(d) A hardstone.

5. Reuven enjoys listening to a symphony by what composer on the radio in Chapter 5?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) Tchaikovsky.
(c) Bach.
(d) Mozart.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Malters’ housekeeper is from where in the novel?

2. Where does Reuven Malter’s father spend much of his time at home in Chapter 5?

3. Reuven begins attending whose Talmud class in Chapter 14?

4. Reuven comes to believe that his Talmud teacher sympathizes with what viewpoint in the end of Chapter 14?

5. Reuven’s Talmud instructor calls on him to discuss Talmud texts at the end of February in Chapter 14. For how many days does Reuven continue discussing the passage in class?

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