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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 does Reuven ask Danny when he visits him after starting his studies in the end of Chapter 18?

2. Food that may be consumed according to Jewish law is termed what in English?

3. Reb Saunders talks about how he was blessed with a brilliant son, but the brilliant son had no what, in Chapter 18?

4. Which character in the novel says, “It is the end of Hitler, may his name and memory be erased” in Chapter 11?

5. Where is Reuven’s father when he collapses and is taken to the hospital in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the synagogue respond when Reb Saunders announces Danny’s plans for his education in Chapter 18?

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

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

7. How does the death of a Hirsch College graduate affect Reuven and his fellow classmates in Chapter 15?

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

9. What viewpoints does Chapter 12 present regarding the creation of Israel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of The Chosen and the importance of that setting to the narrative and its themes. Could The Chosen be “modernized,” or would this affect the story itself? Why or why not?

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 symbolism of vision and the eyes in the novel. How does Reuven react to losing his vision even temporarily? How is vision used as a metaphor throughout the book? How does this symbolism apply to Danny’s character?

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