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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. How old was Danny Saunders when he was able to read a story about a poor Jew and his struggles, according to Reb Saunders in Chapter 18?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

2. Reb Saunders talks about how he was blessed with a brilliant son, but the brilliant son had no what, in Chapter 18?
(a) Soul.
(b) Direction.
(c) Common sense.
(d) Physical abilities.

3. Passover is a commemoration of the story of what?
(a) The Crucifixion.
(b) The birth of Christ.
(c) The birth of Moses.
(d) The Exodust.

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

5. Who is the physician attending on Reuven’s father while he is hospitalized in Chapter 12?
(a) Dr. Manton.
(b) Dr. Bowman.
(c) Dr. Grossman.
(d) Dr. Snydman.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Reuven’s family go to stay in a cottage in Chapter 10?

2. Reuven begins attending whose Talmud class in Chapter 14?

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

4. Danny Saunders worries when his brother becomes ill in Chapter 17 because it may mean that he will not inherit what?

5. While he is hospitalized in Chapter 12, Reuven’s father reads everything he can about what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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