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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a Jewish term referring to one who does not have a share in the world to come?
(a) Shabbat.
(b) Apikoros.
(c) Payot.
(d) Pilpul.

2. What is the name of the Malters’ housekeeper in Chapter 5?
(a) Manya.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Irina.

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

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

5. How many blocks away from Reuven Malter does Danny Saunders live in Chapter 1?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

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

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

8. Danny Saunders plans on studying the Talmud and reading the works of whom during his vacation in Chapter 9?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Sigmund Freud.
(d) William Shakespeare.

9. What does Reuven do in order to save a creature caught in a spider web in Chapter 9?
(a) Catches the spider with a jar.
(b) Blows on the web.
(c) Crushes the spider.
(d) Destroys the web with a stick.

10. What does Reb Saunders ask Reuven while they are alone waiting for tea in Chapter 8?
(a) If Danny has a girlfriend.
(b) How Danny acts at school.
(c) What books Danny is reading.
(d) If Danny has lied to him.

11. Reuven is amazed in Chapter 5 that the baseball game accident had happened only how many days ago?
(a) 15.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

12. Reuven calls Billy’s home to see how his surgery went in Chapter 9. What does Reuven learn?
(a) The operation was too risky and will not happen.
(b) The operation was postponed.
(c) The operation was successful.
(d) The operation was unsuccessful.

13. What is the name of Danny Saunders’ younger brother who is sick in Chapter 8?
(a) Levi Saunders.
(b) Sidney Goldberg.
(c) Rav Gershenson.
(d) Billy Merritt.

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

15. What is the name of the ex-boxer who stays in the hospital bed by Reuven in Chapter 2?
(a) Mr. Gershenson.
(b) Mr. Canter.
(c) Mr. Merritt.
(d) Mr. Savo.

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. 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?

3. Danny Saunders jokes that he is what to Reuven Malter in Chapter 4?

4. What is the name of Reuven Malter’s father in the narrative?

5. What led to Reuven Malter’s injury in Chapter 2?

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