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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. What is a system of assigning numerical value to a word or phrase, in the belief that words or phrases with identical numerical values bear some relation to each other, or bear some relation to the number itself as it may apply to a person's age, the calendar year, or the like?

2. Reuven goes onto his front porch and observes what caught in a spider web in Chapter 9?

3. In what language are lessons taught at Reuven Malter’s school in Chapter 1?

4. Who is the attending doctor to Reuven Malter during his hospital stay in Chapter 2?

5. What is the name of the Jewish coming-of-age ritual for young boys?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed through Reuven’s inner thoughts and considerations returning home from the hospital in Chapter 5?

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

3. Where is Reuven taken for his injury in Chapter 2? How does Reuven feel?

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

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

6. How does Reuven respond to the information he learns about Billy in Chapter 9? What symbolic imagery is described at the end of this chapter?

7. What is indicated by David Malter’s description of the fortunate and unfortunate in Chapter 4?

8. What is demonstrated by Danny’s interests in psychoanalysis in the novel?

9. What conversation do Reuven and Danny have about Reb Saunders in Chapter 7?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the origins, history, rituals and beliefs of Orthodox and Hasidic Judaism. When did Hasidic Judaism first spread in Europe? Who led its establishment? Why is this history important to the themes and subject of The Chosen?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Reuven Malter as the protagonist of The Chosen. How old is Reuven when he is introduced in Chapter 1? How do you relate to Reuven’s life, family, and friends? What characteristics stand out about the character in his introduction?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the impact of Shabbtai Zvi on Jewish culture and beliefs. How did Judaism change after his emergence and disappearance? Why is Shabbtai Zvi discussed in The Chosen?

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