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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Reuven learns that Billy’s family is moving where in Chapter 9?
(a) Albany, New York.
(b) Portland, Maine.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Hartford, Connecticut.

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 5, Reuven says, "I felt I had crossed into another world, that little pieces of my old self had been left behind on the black asphalt floor of the school yard alongside” what?
(a) “The trampled shards of my Tefillin.”
(b) “The tattered shards of my ego.”
(c) “The torn pages of the Talmud.”
(d) “The shattered lends of my glasses.”

7. Who led the Cossacks when they rose up against the Nobles, according to Reuven’s father in Chapter 6?
(a) Alexander Tsiurupa.
(b) Bogdan Chmielnicki.
(c) Dmitry Donskoy.
(d) Dmytro Vyshnevetsky.

8. What kind of school does Reuven Malter attend in Chapter 1?
(a) A Kosher.
(b) A Yeshiva.
(c) A Pilpul.
(d) A Smicha.

9. What text do Danny and Reuven spend studying at Reb Saunders’ study in Chapter 8?
(a) Pirkei Avot.
(b) Tanakh.
(c) Midrash Tanhuma.
(d) Sepher Yezirah.

10. In Chapter 3, Danny's amazing intellect is shown through his memorizations of what?
(a) The Yeshiva.
(b) The Goyim.
(c) The Smicha.
(d) The Talmud.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Danny Saunders visits Reuven Malter in Chapter 7, he wants to take Reuven where to meet his father?

2. To what medical facility is Reuven Malter taken in Chapter 2?

3. What is the name of Danny Saunders’ younger brother who is sick in Chapter 8?

4. According to Reuven’s father in Chapter 6, the Cossacks were members of what church in Russia?

5. Reuven Malter is told that he will be released from the hospital when in Chapter 4?

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