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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. Danny Saunders discusses his feelings about experimental psychology with what professor in Chapter 13?
(a) Dr. Snydman.
(b) Professor Applebaum.
(c) Dr. Grossman.
(d) David Malter.

2. After not seeing him for several months, Reuven goes to visit Danny at the end of which month in Chapter 11?
(a) May.
(b) February.
(c) August.
(d) November.

3. Reuven discovers that his father has been invited to what meeting in Chapter 15?
(a) The International Alliance of Jews.
(b) The Zionist General Council meeting in Palestine.
(c) The United Nations Cousel.
(d) The League of Christian and Jewish Immigrants.

4. It was the end of what month when the American troops reached the Rhine River and held against German counterattacks in Chapter 11?
(a) March.
(b) January.
(c) September.
(d) July.

5. What word does Reuven research the meaning of to help him understand the trouble Danny has with experimental psychology in Chapter 13?
(a) “Embryo.”
(b) “Psychic.”
(c) “Cadaver.”
(d) “Unconscious.”

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Danny Saunders contemplates going where to earn a doctorate in Chapter 16?

3. Reuven becomes upset because whose notions contradict everything he knows in Chapter 12?

4. What is a form of nationalism of Jews and Jewish culture that supports a Jewish nation state in territory defined as the Land of Israel?

5. Danny Saunders realizes that his father will discover his educational plans by what means in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How do Danny and Reuven’s fathers disagree regarding the establishment of a Jewish state?

10. How are the religious studies and lifestyles of Reuven and Danny juxtaposed in Chapter 10?

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