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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Reuven’s father feels that it is important to have what geographic region as a Jewish homeland?
(a) Holland.
(b) India.
(c) Palestine.
(d) Egypt.

2. During what month is it rumored at Reuven’s college that a recent graduate has been killed in the fighting in Palestine in Chapter 15?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) January.
(d) August.

3. 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) “Cadaver.”
(c) “Embryo.”
(d) “Unconscious.”

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

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

6. What is the financial center of the State of Israel?
(a) Rehovot.
(b) Tel Aviv.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Kafr Qasim.

7. When did the Battle of the Bulge begin?
(a) August, 1944.
(b) December, 1944.
(c) May, 1945.
(d) October, 1945.

8. Reuven discovers that his father has been invited to what meeting in Chapter 15?
(a) The Zionist General Council meeting in Palestine.
(b) The League of Christian and Jewish Immigrants.
(c) The International Alliance of Jews.
(d) The United Nations Cousel.

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

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

11. Who is elected President of his class in Chapter 11?
(a) Rav Gershenson.
(b) Davey Cantor.
(c) Reuven Malter.
(d) Danny Saunders.

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

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

14. What is the most populous city and capital of the State of Israel?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Tel Aviv.
(c) Rehovot.
(d) Kafr Qasim.

15. When Franklin Roosevelt dies in the narrative, Reuven’s father comments that he had seen the country through what?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) The Bronze Age.
(d) The age of electricity.

Short Answer Questions

1. When considering his further education, Danny states that he will remain what?

2. Passover begins on the fifteenth day of what month of the Jewish calendar?

3. In regarding Danny’s relationship with his father, Reuven says in Chapter 12, "I almost had the impression that they were physically incapable of communicating with each other about” what?

4. What does Danny say to explain his presence to Reuven in Chapter 16?

5. Reuven and Danny have intense debates during whose class in Chapter 16?

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