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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 is called on the first week of which month to discuss texts from the Talmud in his new Talmud class in Chapter 14?

2. What organization does Reb Saunders originate and develop in Chapter 14?

3. Reb Saunders intends to boycott shop owners who are supporters of what in Chapter 14?

4. Who is the physician attending on Reuven’s father while he is hospitalized in Chapter 12?

5. Reuven begins attending whose Talmud class in Chapter 14?

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 is the central theme of Chapter 18? How does this theme relate to silence?

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

5. How is the relationship between Danny and Reuven illustrated in Chapter 15?

6. What does Reuven observe about Reb Saunders’ behavior in Chapter 12?

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

8. How is Reuven’s time spent with his father in Chapter 10? Why does Mr. Malter travel to Manhattan?

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

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 setting of Williamsburg, Brooklin in the 1930s. What ethnic and religious groups lived principally in this neighborhood at the time? How inclusive is Reuven’s neighborhood? What is a “brownstone” and how are these houses set up? How wealthy is Reuven’s family?

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

Describe and discuss the ambitions of Reuven and Danny in Chapter 3. How do these ambitions foreshadow conflict in the novel? Why is it surprising that Danny is interested in psychology?

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