1. In the beginning of Chapter 3, the hospital patients are listening to the news about what historical event?
(a) The John F. Kennedy assassination.
(b) The moon landing.
(c) The dropping of the atomic bomb.
(d) “D-Day.”

2. What is the name of the young blind boy that Reuven meets at the hospital in Chapter 2?
(a) Sidney Goldberg.
(b) Jack Rose.
(c) Billy Merritt.
(d) Davey Canter.

3. Danny Saunders jokes that he is what to Reuven Malter in Chapter 4?
(a) The Messiah.
(b) A brother.
(c) A saint.
(d) A father figure.

4. The Malters’ housekeeper is from where in the novel?
(a) France.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Russia.
(d) Kenya.

5. Who reveals that he meets with Danny Saunders in the library in Chapter 4?
(a) Dr. Grossman.
(b) Mr. Galanter.
(c) Schwartzie.
(d) David Malter.

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.” Reuven chimes in to say that the second thing is to acquire what?

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

3. What is the name of the nurse who is in charge of Reuven Malter in the hospital in Chapter 2?

4. Reuven's father says in Chapter 4 that "two people who are true friends are like two bodies with” what?

5. Who from Reuven’s baseball team visits him at the hospital in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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