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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what language are lessons taught at Reuven Malter’s school in Chapter 1?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) Yiddish.
(c) Jewish.
(d) English.

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

4. Reuven Malter’s home is described as what in Chapter 5?
(a) A hardstone.
(b) A blackstone.
(c) A brownstone.
(d) A whitestone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a central text of Rabbinic Judaism, considered second to the Torah?

2. How old is Reuven Malter in Chapter 1?

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

4. The Malters’ housekeeper is from where in the novel?

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

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