View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the attending doctor to Reuven Malter during his hospital stay in Chapter 2?
(a) Dr. Lawrence.
(b) Dr. Snydman.
(c) Dr. Martin.
(d) Dr. Robinson.

3. Reuven's father says in Chapter 4 that "two people who are true friends are like two bodies with” what?
(a) “One mind.”
(b) “One soul.”
(c) “One heart.”
(d) “One ear.”

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

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 lawyer.
(c) A banker.
(d) A mathematician.

6. Who were historically referred to as the “Masters of the Name” and were believed to be capable of driving away evil spirits by using magical amulets, according to Reuven’s father in Chapter 6?
(a) The Yeshiva Payot.
(b) The Shadira.
(c) The Ba'ale Shem.
(d) The Messiahs.

7. Reuven is preparing for what school vacation in Chapter 9?
(a) Easter break.
(b) Summer vacation.
(c) Hanukkah vacation.
(d) Spring break.

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

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

10. What is a central text of Rabbinic Judaism, considered second to the Torah?
(a) The Kosher.
(b) The Yeshiva.
(c) The Talmud.
(d) The Smicha.

11. Reuven takes part in the Torah service by doing what in Chapter 7?
(a) Dancing with the Rabbi.
(b) Lighting the candles.
(c) Kneeling for the messiah.
(d) Reciting the blessing over the Torah.

12. 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) Spain.
(b) Poland.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Finland.

13. How old is Danny Saunders in Chapter 1?
(a) 15.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

14. Reuven’s reaction to the spider web on his porch in Chapter 9 demonstrates what characteristic in Reuven?
(a) Masochism.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Voyeurism.
(d) Sadism.

15. Danny Saunders finds Reuven at the library and reads aloud to him passages from what book in Chapter 8?
(a) Jews, Gentiles, and Christianity.
(b) The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels.
(c) Jews, God, and History.
(d) The History of the Jews.

Short Answer Questions

1. Reuven has not seen Danny Saunders in how long in the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. What does Reuven do in order to save a creature caught in a spider web in Chapter 9?

3. When was Shabbtai Zvi born?

4. In what language are lessons taught at Reuven Malter’s school in Chapter 1?

5. Reuven has a picture of what physicist on his wall in Chapter 5?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 494 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample