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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. A battle breaks out between Hasidic and non-Hasidic Jews during lunch one day about what in Chapter 13?
2. On what date was the establishment of the State of Israel announced?
3. When the news of unconditional surrender comes from the Germans, it is determined that the death toll of the Jews murdered in the concentration camps was over how many?
4. While Danny reads psychological texts in Chapter 10, Reuven concentrates on what kind of articles?
5. What is the financial center of the State of Israel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes the animosity between Danny and Reuven in Chapter 13?
2. How do Danny and Reuven’s fathers disagree regarding the establishment of a Jewish state?
3. What is the significance of Danny’s discussion of silence in Chapter 17?
4. What does Reuven remark about the relationship between Reb Saunders and Danny in Chapter 12?
5. What is the central conflict in Chapter 14? How does Reuven feel about Danny’s absence?
6. How is the relationship between Danny and Reuven illustrated in Chapter 15?
7. What is the central theme of Chapter 18? How does this theme relate to silence?
8. How does David Malter defend the actions of Reb Saunders in Chapter 13?
9. What does Reuven observe about Reb Saunders’ behavior in Chapter 12?
10. How is the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt described in Chapter 11?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the themes of forgiveness and friendship in the novel. How are these themes illustrated in Reuven’s acceptance of Danny’s apology in Chapter 3? Where else is forgiveness a key theme in the novel? What does Danny’s friendship mean to Reuven?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Reuven’s conversation with Reb Saunders in Chapter 8. How does Reuven feel when confronted about Danny’s actions? Does he feel as if he is betraying his friend? How does Danny feel that his father did not speak to him directly?
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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