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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the nurse who is in charge of Reuven Malter in the hospital in Chapter 2?
(a) Mrs. Worthington.
(b) Mrs. Carpenter.
(c) Mrs. Rogers.
(d) Mrs. Jones.

2. What led to Reuven Malter’s injury in Chapter 2?
(a) He got into a fight.
(b) He was hit by a baseball.
(c) He fell down the stairs.
(d) A dog attacked him.

3. Danny Saunders finds Reuven at the library and reads aloud to him passages from what book in Chapter 8?
(a) Jews, God, and History.
(b) The History of the Jews.
(c) The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels.
(d) Jews, Gentiles, and Christianity.

4. What does Reuven’s father refer to as discussion about the Talmud that has no relationship to the world in Chapter 6?
(a) Nisan.
(b) Pilpul.
(c) Smicha.
(d) Shabbat.

5. Reuven's father remarks in Chapter 4, "No one knows he is fortunate until he becomes” what?
(a) “Poor.”
(b) “Abandoned.”
(c) “Unfortunate.”
(d) “Angry.”

Short Answer Questions

1. When did World War II begin?

2. In Chapter 4, Reuven's father tells him that "[t]he Talmud says that a person should do two things for himself.” Reuven chimes in to say that the second thing is to acquire what?

3. Whose actions led to Reuven Malter’s injury in Chapter 2?

4. What is the name of Reuven Malter’s father in the narrative?

5. What is the name of Danny Saunders’ younger brother who is sick in Chapter 8?

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