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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 begins what year of his college studies at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) His second year.
(b) His sixth year.
(c) His fourth year.
(d) His third year.

2. While Danny reads psychological texts in Chapter 10, Reuven concentrates on what kind of articles?
(a) Geological.
(b) Mathematical.
(c) Biological.
(d) Physiological.

3. When was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt born?
(a) June 23, 1897.
(b) March 4, 1865.
(c) October 14, 1916.
(d) January 30, 1882.

4. Reb Saunders intends to boycott shop owners who are supporters of what in Chapter 14?
(a) Shabbat.
(b) Pilpul.
(c) Gematriya.
(d) Zionism.

5. There are religious services how many times per day at Hirsch College, according to Reuven in Chapter 13?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

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. Who is the physician attending on Reuven’s father while he is hospitalized in Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 18, Reb Saunders says, "A man is born into this world with only a tiny spark of goodness in him. The spark is” what?

4. What name refers to the genocide of millions of European Jews during World War II?

5. Reuven’s father returns from the hospital in which month in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the relationship between Danny and Reuven illustrated in Chapter 15?

2. What does Reb Saunders conclude about compassion in Chapter 18?

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

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

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

6. How does the death of a Hirsch College graduate affect Reuven and his fellow classmates in Chapter 15?

7. How do Reuven and Danny spend their first month of summer in Chapter 10?

8. What is the central conflict in Chapter 14? How does Reuven feel about Danny’s absence?

9. What viewpoints does Chapter 12 present regarding the creation of Israel?

10. How is the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt described in Chapter 11?

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