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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did World War II begin?
(a) 1847.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1912.

3. Who meets regularly with Reuven and Danny at the library in Chapter 10?
(a) Davey Cantor.
(b) Billy Merritt.
(c) Sidney Goldberg.
(d) David Malter.

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

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

6. In Chapter 14, Reuven’s Talmud teacher poses an unexpected question about the reconciliation and Reuven dismisses it as what?
(a) Kosher.
(b) Gematriya.
(c) Seder.
(d) Pilpul.

7. What word does Reuven research the meaning of to help him understand the trouble Danny has with experimental psychology in Chapter 13?
(a) “Psychic.”
(b) “Embryo.”
(c) “Unconscious.”
(d) “Cadaver.”

8. On what date was the establishment of the State of Israel announced?
(a) May 15, 1948.
(b) January 5, 1945.
(c) November 9, 1952.
(d) August 20, 1946.

9. What is a form of nationalism of Jews and Jewish culture that supports a Jewish nation state in territory defined as the Land of Israel?
(a) Mormonism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Patriotism.
(d) Zionism.

10. What is the standard Hebrew Biblical term for non-Jews?
(a) Shabbat.
(b) Goyim.
(c) Nisan.
(d) Smicha.

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

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

13. Danny Saunders contemplates going where to earn a doctorate in Chapter 16?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) UC Santa Barbara.
(d) UC Berkeley.

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

15. Reb Saunders likens Danny Saunders to his brother named what in Chapter 18?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Michael.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Danny Saunders’ psychology professor explains to him that Freudian psychology cannot be applied to what in Chapter 13?

2. In Chapter 18, Reuven and Danny complete their undergraduate college degrees, both earning what honors?

3. What name refers to the genocide of millions of European Jews during World War II?

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

5. When the news of unconditional surrender comes from the Germans, it is determined that the death toll of the Jews murdered in the concentration camps was over how many?

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