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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 in Chapter 13, "...the fanaticism of men like Reb Saunders kept us alive for” how many years of exile?
(a) 250.
(b) 2,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 1,200.

2. Reb Saunders intends to boycott shop owners who are supporters of what in Chapter 14?
(a) Shabbat.
(b) Zionism.
(c) Pilpul.
(d) Gematriya.

3. When considering his further education, Danny states that he will remain what?
(a) A scientist.
(b) His father's son.
(c) A human being.
(d) An Orthodox Jew.

4. What name refers to the genocide of millions of European Jews during World War II?
(a) Abomination.
(b) Crucifixion.
(c) Holocaust.
(d) Plague.

5. Which character in the novel says, “It is the end of Hitler, may his name and memory be erased” in Chapter 11?
(a) Reuven Malter.
(b) Reb Saunders.
(c) David Malter.
(d) Rav Gershenson.

6. A battle breaks out between Hasidic and non-Hasidic Jews during lunch one day about what in Chapter 13?
(a) How Judaism relates to Christianity.
(b) The creation of a Jewish state.
(c) The holiest of the texts.
(d) The religious rights of all people.

7. Danny Saunders applies to programs at what three educational institutions in Chapter 17?
(a) Stanford, Yale, Harvard.
(b) Harvard, Berkeley and Columbia.
(c) Stanford, Harvard, and Rutgers.
(d) Rutgers, Columbia, and Yale.

8. Where is Reuven’s father when he collapses and is taken to the hospital in Chapter 14?
(a) The American Museum of Natural History.
(b) The Jewish National Fund Meeting.
(c) The Jewish National Fund Meeting.
(d) Central Park.

9. Danny Saunders’ psychology professor explains to him that no one scientist is what in Chapter 13?
(a) Exceptional.
(b) God.
(c) Normal.
(d) In charge.

10. On what date are Reuven and his father overjoyed to learn that the establishment of a Jewish state is going to happen in Chapter 14?
(a) June 16.
(b) November 29.
(c) March 2.
(d) August 11.

11. What refers to the virtue of empathy for the suffering of others?
(a) Apathy.
(b) Misogyny.
(c) Tolerance.
(d) Compassion.

12. Where does Reuven’s father give a speech in support of Zionism in Chapter 13?
(a) The American Museum of Natural History.
(b) Madison Square Garden.
(c) Central Park.
(d) The Empire State Building.

13. Danny is frustrated by reading and translating his psychological texts until he finds what in Chapter 10?
(a) A newspaper article.
(b) A medical journal.
(c) An essay by a former student.
(d) A dictionary of psychological terms.

14. For how long does Reuven’s family go to stay in a cottage in Chapter 10?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 10 days.

15. Where did D-day take place in World War II?
(a) Normandy, France.
(b) Stalingrad, Russia.
(c) Sussex, England.
(d) Okinawa, Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. It was the end of what month when the American troops reached the Rhine River and held against German counterattacks in Chapter 11?

2. Reb Saunders views a secular Jewish state as a sacrilege and violation of what?

3. When was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt born?

4. When considering his further education, Danny states that he will rid himself of what?

5. Reuven becomes upset because whose notions contradict everything he knows in Chapter 12?

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