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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gesture does Danny Saunders make that indicates to Reuven he is showing sympathy for Reuven and his father in Chapter 14?
(a) He brushes him in the hallway.
(b) He pats him on the back.
(c) He tips his hat.
(d) He winks at him.

2. Reuven begins what year of his college studies at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) His third year.
(b) His fourth year.
(c) His second year.
(d) His sixth year.

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

4. In Chapter 8, Danny reads aloud about what historical figure that invented the idea of the tzaddik?
(a) Elisha HaNavi.
(b) Shimon ben Lakish.
(c) Shlomo HaMelech.
(d) Dov Bear.

5. What is a system of assigning numerical value to a word or phrase, in the belief that words or phrases with identical numerical values bear some relation to each other, or bear some relation to the number itself as it may apply to a person's age, the calendar year, or the like?
(a) Talmud.
(b) Payot.
(c) Shabbat.
(d) Gematriya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Reuven is amazed in Chapter 5 that the baseball game accident had happened only how many days ago?

2. Reuven has war maps from what periodical all over his walls in Chapter 5?

3. For how long does Reuven’s family go to stay in a cottage in Chapter 10?

4. What is the name of Reuven Malter’s father in the narrative?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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