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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. From where does Reuven have glass removed in Chapter 2?
(a) His left eye.
(b) His left hand.
(c) His right ankle.
(d) His right foot.

2. What does Reb Saunders ask Reuven while they are alone waiting for tea in Chapter 8?
(a) If Danny has lied to him.
(b) If Danny has a girlfriend.
(c) What books Danny is reading.
(d) How Danny acts at school.

3. Where was Shabbtai Zvi born?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) Poland.
(d) Turkey.

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

5. Reuven Malter is told that he will be released from the hospital when in Chapter 4?
(a) In 6 hours.
(b) At the end of the month.
(c) At the end of the week.
(d) In 12 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a Jewish term referring to one who does not have a share in the world to come?

2. What is a central text of Rabbinic Judaism, considered second to the Torah?

3. In Chapter 4, Reuven's father tells him that "[t]he Talmud says that a person should do two things for himself.” Reuven chimes in to say that the second thing is to acquire what?

4. What is the Hebrew word for sidelocks or sidecurls within the Jewish tradition?

5. Whose actions led to Reuven Malter’s injury in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the implication when Reuven’s eyes are tested in the light in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

5. What is indicated by David Malter’s description of the fortunate and unfortunate in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Reuven consider about his first foray into the Hasidic world in Chapter 7?

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