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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) “The shattered lends of my glasses.”
(b) “The trampled shards of my Tefillin.”
(c) “The tattered shards of my ego.”
(d) “The torn pages of the Talmud.”

3. From which point-of-view is the narrative of The Chosen related?
(a) Second-person.
(b) First-person.
(c) Fourth-person.
(d) Third-person.

4. In what language are lessons taught at Reuven Malter’s school in Chapter 1?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) English.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Yiddish.

5. Reuven's father remarks in Chapter 4, "No one knows he is fortunate until he becomes” what?
(a) “Angry.”
(b) “Unfortunate.”
(c) “Poor.”
(d) “Abandoned.”

6. In Chapter 4, Reuven's father tells him that "[t]he Talmud says that a person should do two things for himself. One is to acquire” what?
(a) “A wife.”
(b) “Wealth.”
(c) “A friend.”
(d) “A teacher.”

7. 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) Finland.
(d) Ireland.

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

9. What was responsible for causing Billy’s blindness in the novel?
(a) A chemical spill.
(b) An explosion.
(c) A hunting accident.
(d) A car accident.

10. 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) Polish.
(b) German.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Spanish.

11. Reuven Malter’s home is described as what in Chapter 5?
(a) A whitestone.
(b) A hardstone.
(c) A blackstone.
(d) A brownstone.

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

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

14. Reuven has a picture of which U.S. President on his wall in Chapter 5?
(a) Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
(b) Woodrow Wilson.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) George Washington.

15. Reuven has been given permission to do what again in Chapter 9?
(a) Read.
(b) Watch television.
(c) Ride a bicycle.
(d) Play baseball.

Short Answer Questions

1. Danny Saunders’ father brought his congregation to the United States and settled in what neighborhood of Brooklyn?

2. Where was Shabbtai Zvi born?

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

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

5. How old is Danny Saunders in Chapter 1?

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