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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. By what name is Danny Saunders’ father referred to in the novel?
(a) Max Saunders.
(b) Reb Saunders.
(c) Jed Saunders.
(d) Don Saunders.

2. Reuven has war maps from what periodical all over his walls in Chapter 5?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) Time.
(d) National Geographic.

3. Danny Saunders explains to Reuven in Chapter 7 that his grandfather was a well-known Hasidic Jew from where?
(a) England.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Poland.
(d) Russia.

4. Only what language is spoken at the service at Danny Saunders’ synagogue in Chapter 7?
(a) English.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) Russian.
(d) Yiddish.

5. What is the name of the Jewish coming-of-age ritual for young boys?
(a) Shavout.
(b) Bar Mitzvah.
(c) Ta'anit Esther.
(d) Shushan Purim.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what language are lessons taught at Reuven Malter’s school in Chapter 1?

2. Danny Saunders jokes that he is what to Reuven Malter in Chapter 4?

3. To what medical facility is Reuven Malter taken in Chapter 2?

4. According to Reuven’s father in Chapter 6, the Cossacks fought against the Jews in what year?

5. Reuven’s reaction to the spider web on his porch in Chapter 9 demonstrates what characteristic in Reuven?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is foreshadowed through Reuven’s inner thoughts and considerations returning home from the hospital in Chapter 5?

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

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

9. Who is the narrator of The Chosen? How old is this character in Chapter 1, and how is his life and family described?

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

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