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

2. How many blocks away from Reuven Malter does Danny Saunders live in Chapter 1?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. Reuven has been given permission to do what again in Chapter 9?
(a) Watch television.
(b) Ride a bicycle.
(c) Read.
(d) Play baseball.

4. What is the Hebrew word for sidelocks or sidecurls within the Jewish tradition?
(a) Nisan.
(b) Tefillin.
(c) Payot.
(d) Seder.

5. How old is Reuven Malter in Chapter 1?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reuven tell Mr. Savo his father wants him to be when he grows up in Chapter 3?

2. What does Danny Saunders want to be when he grows up in Chapter 3?

3. What is the name of the Jewish coming-of-age ritual for young boys?

4. What was responsible for causing Billy’s blindness in the novel?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose baseball teams play against one another in Chapter 1? How are these teams attired and where do they play?

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

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

4. How does Reuven respond to the information he learns about Billy in Chapter 9? What symbolic imagery is described at the end of this chapter?

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

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

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

8. What conversation do Reuven and Danny have about Reb Saunders in Chapter 7?

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

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

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