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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. What organization does Reb Saunders originate and develop in Chapter 14?
(a) The Society for Enlightened Women.
(b) The Yiddish Society of Rabbis.
(c) The League for the State of Israel.
(d) The League for a Religious Eretz Yisroel.

2. When was the Nazi party dissolved in Europe?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1977.

3. During what month is it rumored at Reuven’s college that a recent graduate has been killed in the fighting in Palestine in Chapter 15?
(a) June.
(b) January.
(c) April.
(d) August.

4. When did the Battle of the Bulge begin?
(a) May, 1945.
(b) December, 1944.
(c) August, 1944.
(d) October, 1945.

5. Reuven and Danny have intense debates during whose class in Chapter 16?
(a) David Malter's.
(b) Reb Saunders'.
(c) Rav Gershenson's.
(d) Nathan Appleman’s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in the novel says, “It is the end of Hitler, may his name and memory be erased” in Chapter 11?

2. Reuven tells Reb Saunders of his plans to become what in Chapter 18?

3. What is the term used to describe the rabbinic ordination Danny will undergo in Chapter 16?

4. Reuven begins what year of his college studies at the end of Chapter 15?

5. Where do Reuven and his family go to stay at a cottage in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reuven conclude about Rav Gershenson’s viewpoints in Chapter 14?

2. What has Danny decided to study in Chapter 16? Why is this significant?

3. What does Reuven’s father realize about Reb Saunders’ silence with Danny in Chapter 17?

4. How does the synagogue respond when Reb Saunders announces Danny’s plans for his education in Chapter 18?

5. What does Danny discuss in depth with Professor Appleman in Chapter 13?

6. How does the new school year begin for Reuven and Danny in Chapter 11?

7. What is the significance of Danny’s discussion of silence in Chapter 17?

8. How is Reuven’s time spent with his father in Chapter 10? Why does Mr. Malter travel to Manhattan?

9. How does David Malter defend the actions of Reb Saunders in Chapter 13?

10. How does Reb Saunders treat Reuven in Chapter 16? How does Reuven feel about this?

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