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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Shabbat.
(b) Payot.
(c) Gematriya.
(d) Talmud.

2. Danny Saunders’ father brought his congregation to the United States and settled in what neighborhood of Brooklyn?
(a) Clinton hill.
(b) Williamsburg.
(c) South Park Slope.
(d) Sheepshead bay.

3. What does Reuven Malter’s father bring to him while he is in the hospital in Chapter 2?
(a) A television.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A Torah.
(d) A radio.

4. What is the name of the Malters’ housekeeper in Chapter 5?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Manya.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Irina.

5. What does Reuven tell Mr. Savo his father wants him to be when he grows up in Chapter 3?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A banker.
(c) A mathematician.
(d) A lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Whose eye must be removed at the end of Chapter 4?

4. What refers to a front-buttoned coat or overdress, usually reaching to the ankles, with long sleeves, worn by Hasidic Jews?

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

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