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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Reuven has not seen Danny Saunders in how long in the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 1 week.

2. Reuven has war maps from what periodical all over his walls in Chapter 5?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) Time.
(c) National Geographic.
(d) Newsweek.

3. 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 shattered lends of my glasses.”
(b) “The trampled shards of my Tefillin.”
(c) “The torn pages of the Talmud.”
(d) “The tattered shards of my ego.”

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

5. Reuven has been given permission to do what again in Chapter 9?
(a) Watch television.
(b) Ride a bicycle.
(c) Play baseball.
(d) Read.

Short Answer Questions

1. Reuven Malter’s home is described as what in Chapter 5?

2. What is the name of the Malters’ housekeeper in Chapter 5?

3. What was responsible for causing Billy’s blindness in the novel?

4. Reuven calls Billy’s home to see how his surgery went in Chapter 9. What does Reuven learn?

5. On what date are Reuven and his father overjoyed to learn that the establishment of a Jewish state is going to happen in Chapter 14?

(see the answer key)

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