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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Danny Saunders claims to have learned how do live with what in Chapter 16?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Pain.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Silence.

2. It was the end of what month when the American troops reached the Rhine River and held against German counterattacks in Chapter 11?
(a) March.
(b) September.
(c) July.
(d) January.

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

4. What gesture does Danny Saunders make that indicates to Reuven he is showing sympathy for Reuven and his father in Chapter 14?
(a) He brushes him in the hallway.
(b) He winks at him.
(c) He pats him on the back.
(d) He tips his hat.

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

6. Where does Reuven’s father travel for research for his articles in Chapter 10?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Queens.
(d) Staten Island.

7. What is a central theme in the novel and one that is illustrated in Chapter 16?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Adultery.
(d) Marriage.

8. The entire Hirsch campus is saddened by the rising violence between whom in Chapter 15?
(a) The Russians and the Germans.
(b) The Americans and the Japanese.
(c) The Brazilians and the Kenyans.
(d) The Arabs and Jews of Palestine.

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

10. What does Reuven ask Danny when he visits him after starting his studies in the end of Chapter 18?
(a) If he will raise his son in silence.
(b) If he will be married soon.
(c) If he is pursuing his law degree.
(d) If he has had a daughter.

11. Reuven and Danny have intense debates during whose class in Chapter 16?
(a) Reb Saunders'.
(b) Rav Gershenson's.
(c) Nathan Appleman’s.
(d) David Malter's.

12. Reuven begins what year of his college studies at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) His second year.
(b) His fourth year.
(c) His third year.
(d) His sixth year.

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

14. When was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt born?
(a) October 14, 1916.
(b) January 30, 1882.
(c) March 4, 1865.
(d) June 23, 1897.

15. At the end of Chapter 15, Danny Saunders appears at Reuven’s lunch table and asks for help with what?
(a) English literature.
(b) World geography.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Experimental psychology graphs and tables.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in the novel says, “It is the end of Hitler, may his name and memory be erased” in Chapter 11?

2. Where is Reuven’s father when he collapses and is taken to the hospital in Chapter 14?

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

4. Who is elected President of his class in Chapter 11?

5. Who meets regularly with Reuven and Danny at the library in Chapter 10?

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