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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Hebrew word for sidelocks or sidecurls within the Jewish tradition?
(a) Payot.
(b) Nisan.
(c) Tefillin.
(d) Seder.

2. Who does Reuven Malter hear groaning from his hospital bed in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Mr. Merritt.
(b) Mr. Savo.
(c) Mr. Carpenter.
(d) Mr. Cantor.

3. Reuven's father says in Chapter 4 that "two people who are true friends are like two bodies with” what?
(a) “One heart.”
(b) “One mind.”
(c) “One ear.”
(d) “One soul.”

4. What is the name of the Malters’ housekeeper in Chapter 5?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Irina.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Manya.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Reuven's father tells him that "[t]he Talmud says that a person should do two things for himself. One is to acquire” what?

2. Reuven has a picture of which U.S. President on his wall in Chapter 5?

3. What does Reuven tell Mr. Savo his father wants him to be when he grows up in Chapter 3?

4. How many blocks away from Reuven Malter does Danny Saunders live in Chapter 1?

5. Who is Reuven Malter’s gym teacher in Chapter 1?

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