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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Smicha.
(c) Pilpul.
(d) Shabbat.

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

3. Danny Saunders explains to Reuven in Chapter 7 that his grandfather was a well-known Hasidic Jew from where?
(a) Poland.
(b) Russia.
(c) England.
(d) Sweden.

4. Reuven has not seen Danny Saunders in how long in the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 months.

5. What is the seventh day of the Jewish week and the Jewish day of rest?
(a) Rishon.
(b) Reviʻi.
(c) Shlishi.
(d) Shabbat.

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

7. Reuven enjoys listening to a symphony by what composer on the radio in Chapter 5?
(a) Tchaikovsky.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Bach.

8. What is the Hebrew word for sidelocks or sidecurls within the Jewish tradition?
(a) Payot.
(b) Nisan.
(c) Tefillin.
(d) Seder.

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

10. Who is Reuven Malter’s gym teacher in Chapter 1?
(a) Mrs. Carpenter.
(b) Mrs. Snydman.
(c) Mr. Galanter.
(d) Mr. Grossman.

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

12. From where does Reuven have glass removed in Chapter 2?
(a) His left hand.
(b) His left eye.
(c) His right ankle.
(d) His right foot.

13. Where does Reuven Malter’s father spend much of his time at home in Chapter 5?
(a) The garage.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) His study.
(d) The basement.

14. What is the name of the nurse who is in charge of Reuven Malter in the hospital in Chapter 2?
(a) Mrs. Jones.
(b) Mrs. Carpenter.
(c) Mrs. Worthington.
(d) Mrs. Rogers.

15. Reuven’s father says that in 1700 a Jewish child named Israel was born. Instead of studying the Talmud, Israel studied what?
(a) The Kabbalah.
(b) The Mishnah.
(c) The Midrash.
(d) The Nevi'im.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Danny Saunders visits Reuven for the second time at the hospital, he reveals that during the baseball game he had wanted to do what?

3. Where was Shabbtai Zvi born?

4. Reuven's father remarks in Chapter 4, "No one knows he is fortunate until he becomes” what?

5. What does Danny Saunders want to be when he grows up in Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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