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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 refers to a front-buttoned coat or overdress, usually reaching to the ankles, with long sleeves, worn by Hasidic Jews?
(a) A caftan.
(b) A tzaddik.
(c) A Yeshiva.
(d) A rabbi.

2. Who reveals that he meets with Danny Saunders in the library in Chapter 4?
(a) Schwartzie.
(b) Mr. Galanter.
(c) Dr. Grossman.
(d) David Malter.

3. According to Reuven’s father in Chapter 6, the Cossacks fought against the Jews in what year?
(a) 1648.
(b) 1522.
(c) 1587.
(d) 1784.

4. Who is Reuven Malter’s gym teacher in Chapter 1?
(a) Mrs. Carpenter.
(b) Mr. Galanter.
(c) Mr. Grossman.
(d) Mrs. Snydman.

5. In the beginning of Chapter 3, the hospital patients are listening to the news about what historical event?
(a) The John F. Kennedy assassination.
(b) The dropping of the atomic bomb.
(c) The moon landing.
(d) “D-Day.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Reuven takes part in the Torah service by doing what in Chapter 7?

2. What is the name of the ex-boxer who stays in the hospital bed by Reuven in Chapter 2?

3. Reuven is not allowed to read yet, so he goes over what in his head at the library in Chapter 8?

4. Reuven learns that Billy’s family is moving where in Chapter 9?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Reuven’s relationship with his father illustrated in Chapter 3?

2. What is significant about Danny’s and Reuven’s aspirations within their synagogues in Chapter 3?

3. Why does Reb Saunders call Reuven’s father in Chapter 2? How does Reuven respond?

4. How does Reuven become injured during the game in Chapter 1? How does the game end?

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

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

7. What does Reuven’s father reveal to Reuven about his condition and surgery in Chapter 2?

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

9. How is Reuven’s health in the beginning of Chapter 9? What do he and Danny discuss when they meet?

10. How does the challenging baseball team appear to Reuven’s teammates in Chapter 1?

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