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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Reuven has not seen Danny Saunders in how long in the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. Reuven has been given permission to do what again in Chapter 9?

3. Danny Saunders jokes that he is what to Reuven Malter in Chapter 4?

4. Who is Reuven Malter’s gym teacher in Chapter 1?

5. To what medical facility is Reuven Malter taken in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed by David Malter’s comments about friendship in Chapter 4?

2. How does Reuven become injured during the game in Chapter 1? How does the game end?

3. Who does Reuven meet in his hospital room after he awakens from surgery in Chapter 2?

4. What does Reuven’s father reveal to Reuven about his condition and surgery in Chapter 2?

5. How is Reuven’s health in the beginning of Chapter 9? What do he and Danny discuss when they meet?

6. Why does Reb Saunders call Reuven’s father in Chapter 2? How does Reuven respond?

7. How does Reuven respond to the apology offered him in Chapter 2? What does this indicate?

8. How is Reuven’s relationship with his father illustrated in Chapter 3?

9. What does Reuven consider about his first foray into the Hasidic world in Chapter 7?

10. How does Reuven feel like his life has changed when he returns home from the hospital in Chapter 5? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of identity in the novel. How is identity developed thematically in Reuven and Danny? How does it apply to the character of Reb Saunders? What symbolism reflects this theme in the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the impact of D-Day on the characters in the novel in Chapter 3. How does Reuven respond to this historical event? What does Reuven’s father believe that D-Day indicates for the future of the Jewish People? What does Danny’s father think?

Essay Topic 3

Define literary motif and discuss the motif of silence illustrated in the novel. What different silences are described by the narrator? What do they symbolize to him? What does silence mean to Danny and Reb Saunders?

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