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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’s father feels that it is important to have what geographic region as a Jewish homeland?
(a) India.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Palestine.
(d) Holland.

2. Reuven tells Reb Saunders of his plans to become what in Chapter 18?
(a) A photographer.
(b) A psychologist.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) A biologist.

3. Reuven becomes upset because whose notions contradict everything he knows in Chapter 12?
(a) Sigmund Freud’s.
(b) Heidegger’s.
(c) Pablo Picasso’s.
(d) Adolf Hitler's.

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

5. In Chapter 18, Reb Saunders says, "...One learns of the pain of others by” what?
(a) “Helping them overcome pain.”
(b) “Helping them overcome pain.”
(c) “Suffering one’s own pain.”
(d) “Discovering the root cause of their pain.”

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 15, Danny Saunders appears at Reuven’s lunch table and asks for help with what?

2. Reuven discovers that his father has been invited to what meeting in Chapter 15?

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

4. What psychological term refers to the ability to acquire knowledge without inference and/or the use of reason?

5. Food that may be consumed according to Jewish law is termed what in English?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Reuven remark about the relationship between Reb Saunders and Danny in Chapter 12?

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

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

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