1. It was the end of what month when the American troops reached the Rhine River and held against German counterattacks in Chapter 11?
(a) September.
(b) July.
(c) January.
(d) March.

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

3. In regarding Danny’s relationship with his father, Reuven says in Chapter 12, "I almost had the impression that they were physically incapable of communicating with each other about” what?
(a) “Political things.”
(b) “Ordinary things.”
(c) “Scientific things.”
(d) “Religious things.”

4. What is the name of Reuven Malter’s father in the narrative?
(a) Roger Malter.
(b) Thomas Malter.
(c) Marcus Malter.
(d) David Malter.

5. In describing the history of the Jews, Reuven’s father says in Chapter 6 that which European country encouraged Jews to come live there because the country was poor and needed a boost to the economy?
(a) Poland.
(b) Spain.
(c) Finland.
(d) Ireland.

Short Answer 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?

2. What does Reb Saunders ask Reuven while they are alone waiting for tea in Chapter 8?

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

4. Who in the Saunders home has unexplained crying spells in Chapter 12?

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

(see the answer key)

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