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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Reuven Malter’s father in the narrative?
(a) David Malter.
(b) Roger Malter.
(c) Marcus Malter.
(d) Thomas Malter.

3. Reuven is amazed in Chapter 5 that the baseball game accident had happened only how many days ago?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 15.

4. 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?
(a) A wife.
(b) A friend.
(c) A car.
(d) Wealth.

5. What does Danny Saunders want to be when he grows up in Chapter 3?
(a) A chemist.
(b) A meteorologist.
(c) A bus driver.
(d) A psychologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reuven Malter’s father bring to him while he is in the hospital in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

5. Reuven learns that Danny’s father only talks to him when in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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