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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 8, Danny reads aloud about what historical figure that invented the idea of the tzaddik?
(a) Elisha HaNavi.
(b) Shlomo HaMelech.
(c) Shimon ben Lakish.
(d) Dov Bear.

6. Who reveals that he meets with Danny Saunders in the library in Chapter 4?
(a) Mr. Galanter.
(b) Dr. Grossman.
(c) David Malter.
(d) Schwartzie.

7. What does Reuven tell Mr. Savo he wants to be when he grows up in Chapter 3?
(a) An astronaut.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) A baseball player.

8. 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?
(a) German.
(b) Polish.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Dutch.

9. Danny Saunders’ father brought his congregation to the United States and settled in what neighborhood of Brooklyn?
(a) Sheepshead bay.
(b) Williamsburg.
(c) South Park Slope.
(d) Clinton hill.

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

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

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

13. By what name is Danny Saunders’ father referred to in the novel?
(a) Max Saunders.
(b) Don Saunders.
(c) Jed Saunders.
(d) Reb Saunders.

14. Reuven has war maps from what periodical all over his walls in Chapter 5?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) National Geographic.
(d) Time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Danny Saunders and Reuven Malter discover they were born how far apart in Chapter 7?

2. Danny Saunders’ father brought his congregation to the United States after what historic event?

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

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

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

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