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

2. Who from Reuven’s baseball team visits him at the hospital in Chapter 3?
(a) Mr. Galanter.
(b) Mr. Michaels.
(c) Mr. Albertson.
(d) Mr. Thomas.

3. What does Danny Saunders tell Reuven when he visits him at the hospital in Chapter 3?
(a) He will never play baseball again.
(b) His team lost.
(c) His team won.
(d) He's sorry.

4. Reuven's father remarks in Chapter 4, "No one knows he is fortunate until he becomes” what?
(a) “Abandoned.”
(b) “Angry.”
(c) “Poor.”
(d) “Unfortunate.”

5. What is a system of assigning numerical value to a word or phrase, in the belief that words or phrases with identical numerical values bear some relation to each other, or bear some relation to the number itself as it may apply to a person's age, the calendar year, or the like?
(a) Gematriya.
(b) Payot.
(c) Talmud.
(d) Shabbat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Reuven’s father says that in 1700 a Jewish child named Israel was born. Instead of studying the Talmud, Israel studied what?

2. What led to Reuven Malter’s injury in Chapter 2?

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

4. Who led the Cossacks when they rose up against the Nobles, according to Reuven’s father in Chapter 6?

5. Only what language is spoken at the service at Danny Saunders’ synagogue in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is Reuven’s relationship with his father illustrated in Chapter 3?

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

9. How is Reuven’s health in the beginning of Chapter 9? What do he and Danny discuss when they meet?

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

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