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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. Danny Saunders jokes that he is what to Reuven Malter in Chapter 4?
(a) A father figure.
(b) The Messiah.
(c) A saint.
(d) A brother.

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

3. Danny Saunders’ father brought his congregation to the United States and settled in what neighborhood of Brooklyn?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) Clinton hill.
(c) South Park Slope.
(d) Sheepshead bay.

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

5. What is a Jewish term referring to one who does not have a share in the world to come?
(a) Pilpul.
(b) Payot.
(c) Apikoros.
(d) Shabbat.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which point-of-view is the narrative of The Chosen related?

2. What is the name of the nurse who is in charge of Reuven Malter in the hospital in Chapter 2?

3. In describing the history of the Jews, Reuven’s father says in Chapter 6 that which European country encouraged Jews to come live there because the country was poor and needed a boost to the economy?

4. What does Reuven tell Mr. Savo he wants to be when he grows up in Chapter 3?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Reuven respond to the apology offered him in Chapter 2? What does this indicate?

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

4. How is Danny Saunders described in Chapter 1? What is Danny’s apparel like? Where does he live?

5. What is demonstrated by Danny’s interests in psychoanalysis in the novel?

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

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

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

9. What does Reuven’s father say he understands about Danny and Reuven’s place in Danny’s life in Chapter 6?

10. What does Reuven discover about Billy Merritt in Chapter 9?

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