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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Reuven tell Mr. Savo his father wants him to be when he grows up in Chapter 3?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A banker.
(c) A mathematician.
(d) A lawyer.

2. When Danny Saunders visits Reuven for the second time at the hospital, he reveals that during the baseball game he had wanted to do what?
(a) Steal home plate.
(b) Break Reuven’s head open with a bat.
(c) Be part of a triple play.
(d) His a home run.

3. What kind of school does Reuven Malter attend in Chapter 1?
(a) A Kosher.
(b) A Yeshiva.
(c) A Smicha.
(d) A Pilpul.

4. What does Reuven do in order to save a creature caught in a spider web in Chapter 9?
(a) Catches the spider with a jar.
(b) Blows on the web.
(c) Crushes the spider.
(d) Destroys the web with a stick.

5. Where does Reuven Malter’s father spend much of his time at home in Chapter 5?
(a) His study.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The garage.
(d) The basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Malters’ housekeeper in Chapter 5?

2. What does Reuven Malter’s father bring to him while he is in the hospital in Chapter 2?

3. From where does Reuven have glass removed in Chapter 2?

4. When Danny Saunders visits Reuven Malter in Chapter 7, he wants to take Reuven where to meet his father?

5. What is the name of Danny Saunders’ younger brother who is sick in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed by David Malter’s comments about friendship in Chapter 4?

2. How does the relationship between Reuven and Danny evolve in Chapter 3?

3. What changes Reb Saunders’ views of Reuven in Chapter 7? How is this indicated?

4. How are the differences between Reuven and Danny explained to Reuven by his father in Chapter 6?

5. How is Reuven’s home described when he returns from the hospital in Chapter 5? Who greets them when they arrive home?

6. Who does Reuven meet in his hospital room after he awakens from surgery in Chapter 2?

7. What two things does David Malter say the Talmud says a person should do for himself in Chapter 4?

8. How does Reuven feel like his life has changed when he returns home from the hospital in Chapter 5? Why?

9. What is indicated by Reuven’s thoughts in the beginning of Chapter 8?

10. What historical figure does David Malter compare Danny Saunders to in Chapter 6? How is this individual’s influence on Judaism described?

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