Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Reuven Malter’s gym teacher in Chapter 1?
(a) Mrs. Carpenter.
(b) Mrs. Snydman.
(c) Mr. Galanter.
(d) Mr. Grossman.
2. What does Reuven do in order to save a creature caught in a spider web in Chapter 9?
(a) Catches the spider with a jar.
(b) Crushes the spider.
(c) Blows on the web.
(d) Destroys the web with a stick.
3. What text do Danny and Reuven spend studying at Reb Saunders’ study in Chapter 8?
(a) Midrash Tanhuma.
(b) Tanakh.
(c) Sepher Yezirah.
(d) Pirkei Avot.
4. What is the name of the ex-boxer who stays in the hospital bed by Reuven in Chapter 2?
(a) Mr. Merritt.
(b) Mr. Savo.
(c) Mr. Gershenson.
(d) Mr. Canter.
5. What is the name of the Malters’ housekeeper in Chapter 5?
(a) Manya.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Irina.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is a central text of Rabbinic Judaism, considered second to the Torah?
2. Reuven is amazed in Chapter 5 that the baseball game accident had happened only how many days ago?
3. What is the seventh day of the Jewish week and the Jewish day of rest?
4. What does Reuven tell Mr. Savo his father wants him to be when he grows up in Chapter 3?
5. Reuven enjoys listening to a symphony by what composer on the radio in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Danny Saunders described in Chapter 1? What is Danny’s apparel like? Where does he live?
2. What is indicated by David Malter’s discussion of Dov Baer in Chapter 8?
3. How does the challenging baseball team appear to Reuven’s teammates in Chapter 1?
4. How does the baseball game begin in Chapter 1? Who takes the lead?
5. How does Reuven respond to the apology offered him in Chapter 2? What does this indicate?
6. Whose baseball teams play against one another in Chapter 1? How are these teams attired and where do they play?
7. What is foreshadowed by David Malter’s comments about friendship in Chapter 4?
8. Where is Reuven taken for his injury in Chapter 2? How does Reuven feel?
9. Why does Reb Saunders call Reuven’s father in Chapter 2? How does Reuven respond?
10. What is demonstrated by Danny’s interests in psychoanalysis in the novel?
|
This section contains 782 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
