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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 Reuven forbidden to do while he recovers in the hospital in Chapter 3?
(a) Eat.
(b) Read.
(c) Use the bathroom.
(d) Pray.

2. When Danny Saunders visits Reuven for the second time at the hospital, he reveals that during the baseball game he had wanted to do what?
(a) His a home run.
(b) Break Reuven’s head open with a bat.
(c) Steal home plate.
(d) Be part of a triple play.

3. 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.

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

5. Reuven Malter is told that he will be released from the hospital when in Chapter 4?
(a) At the end of the month.
(b) In 12 hours.
(c) At the end of the week.
(d) In 6 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Reuven Malter’s father spend much of his time at home in Chapter 5?

2. Who reveals that he meets with Danny Saunders in the library in Chapter 4?

3. By what name is Danny Saunders’ father referred to in the novel?

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

5. What is the name of the ex-boxer who stays in the hospital bed by Reuven in Chapter 2?

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