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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Reuven has a picture of what physicist on his wall in Chapter 5?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Riccardo Giacconi.
(c) Abraham Bennet.
(d) Roger Penrose.

2. In Chapter 3, Danny's amazing intellect is shown through his memorizations of what?
(a) The Smicha.
(b) The Talmud.
(c) The Yeshiva.
(d) The Goyim.

3. By what name is Danny Saunders’ father referred to in the novel?
(a) Reb Saunders.
(b) Don Saunders.
(c) Max Saunders.
(d) Jed Saunders.

4. 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) Be part of a triple play.
(c) Break Reuven’s head open with a bat.
(d) Steal home plate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Reuven enjoys listening to a symphony by what composer on the radio in Chapter 5?

2. Who does Reuven Malter hear groaning from his hospital bed in the beginning of Chapter 4?

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

4. How old is Danny Saunders in Chapter 1?

5. Danny Saunders jokes that he is what to Reuven Malter in Chapter 4?

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