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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. When considering his further education, Danny states that he will remain what?
(a) A human being.
(b) A scientist.
(c) His father's son.
(d) An Orthodox Jew.

2. Where does Reuven’s father give a speech in support of Zionism in Chapter 13?
(a) Central Park.
(b) Madison Square Garden.
(c) The Empire State Building.
(d) The American Museum of Natural History.

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

4. A battle breaks out between Hasidic and non-Hasidic Jews during lunch one day about what in Chapter 13?
(a) The religious rights of all people.
(b) The creation of a Jewish state.
(c) The holiest of the texts.
(d) How Judaism relates to Christianity.

5. What name refers to the genocide of millions of European Jews during World War II?
(a) Crucifixion.
(b) Abomination.
(c) Holocaust.
(d) Plague.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt born?

2. 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?

3. Danny Saunders claims to have learned how do live with what in Chapter 16?

4. What refers to a Jewish ritual feast that marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover?

5. Reuven comes to believe that his Talmud teacher sympathizes with what viewpoint in the end of Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reuven observe about Reb Saunders’ behavior in Chapter 12?

2. What does Reuven’s father remark about Reb Saunders’ methods of raising his son in Chapter 16?

3. What is the setting and time period of Chapter 15? How does Danny reemerge in Reuven’s life?

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

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

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

7. What does Reuven’s father compare Danny Saunders to in Chapter 17?

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

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

10. What causes the animosity between Danny and Reuven in Chapter 13?

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