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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 begins attending whose Talmud class in Chapter 14?

2. Passover begins on the fifteenth day of what month of the Jewish calendar?

3. During what month is it rumored at Reuven’s college that a recent graduate has been killed in the fighting in Palestine in Chapter 15?

4. Where do Reuven, Danny, and Reb Saunders meet in Chapter 18?

5. Reuven’s father tells Danny Saunders that understanding of the silence can only be explained to Danny by whom in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Reuven and Danny spend their first month of summer in Chapter 10?

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

5. How does Reb Saunders treat Reuven in Chapter 16? How does Reuven feel about this?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss F.D.R., Albert Einstein and Tchaikovsky. Why does the author choose to mention each of these individuals as heroes to the protagonist? What is each individual’s historical significance?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters of Mr. Savo, Billy Merritt and Mr. Galanter. What are Reuven’s impressions of each of these individuals? How do they each influence Reuven as a character? What do they each represent symbolically in the narrative?

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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