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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. While Danny reads psychological texts in Chapter 10, Reuven concentrates on what kind of articles?

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

3. What name refers to the genocide of millions of European Jews during World War II?

4. Danny Saunders applies to programs at what three educational institutions in Chapter 17?

5. When considering his further education, Danny states that he will rid himself of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What gesture does Danny make to intimate his sympathy for Reuven in Chapter 14?

5. What is the significance of Danny’s discussion of silence in Chapter 17?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Reb Saunders in the novel. What are Reuven’s feelings about Reb Saunders? How does Danny communicate with his father? How does Reb Saunders differ from David Malter?

Essay Topic 2

Reuven’s entrance into the Hasidic world by visiting Reb Saunders’ Shul. What are Reuven’s impressions of the congregation? How does he feel about the rituals enacted at the service?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Danny Saunders in the narrative. How is Danny described when he is introduced in Chapter 1? What are Reuven’s first impressions of Danny? Why? How do these impressions evolve?

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