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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what medical facility is Reuven Malter taken in Chapter 2?
(a) Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
(b) The Brooklyn Memorial Hospital.
(c) Baptist Medical Center.
(d) Bellevue Hospital Center.

2. Reuven learns that Danny’s father only talks to him when in Chapter 4?
(a) On weekends.
(b) At dinner.
(c) When they study the Talmud.
(d) At breakfast.

3. In Chapter 8, Reuven describes one of his recent trips to the library when he found an article in what publication?
(a) The Journal of the American Medical Association.
(b) Psychology Weekly.
(c) Reader's Digest.
(d) The Journal of Symbolic Logic.

4. Danny Saunders’ father brought his congregation to the United States after what historic event?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The War of 1812.

5. What does Reuven’s father refer to as discussion about the Talmud that has no relationship to the world in Chapter 6?
(a) Nisan.
(b) Shabbat.
(c) Pilpul.
(d) Smicha.

Short Answer Questions

1. Danny Saunders explains to Reuven in Chapter 8 that he wants to read Freud but first must learn what in order to read his original writings?

2. Reuven’s father says that in 1700 a Jewish child named Israel was born. Instead of studying the Talmud, Israel studied what?

3. Who from Reuven’s baseball team visits him at the hospital in Chapter 3?

4. Reuven has been given permission to do what again in Chapter 9?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 3, the hospital patients are listening to the news about what historical event?

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