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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. Reuven’s reaction to the spider web on his porch in Chapter 9 demonstrates what characteristic in Reuven?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Masochism.
(c) Sadism.
(d) Voyeurism.

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

3. When was Shabbtai Zvi born?
(a) 1558.
(b) 1493.
(c) 1626.
(d) 1407.

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

5. What text do Danny and Reuven spend studying at Reb Saunders’ study in Chapter 8?
(a) Tanakh.
(b) Pirkei Avot.
(c) Sepher Yezirah.
(d) Midrash Tanhuma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a front-buttoned coat or overdress, usually reaching to the ankles, with long sleeves, worn by Hasidic Jews?

2. Danny Saunders finds Reuven at the library and reads aloud to him passages from what book in Chapter 8?

3. What is Reuven forbidden to do while he recovers in the hospital in Chapter 3?

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

5. Reuven is preparing for what school vacation in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is indicated by David Malter’s discussion of Dov Baer in Chapter 8?

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

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

10. What two things does David Malter say the Talmud says a person should do for himself in Chapter 4?

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