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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. When did Ruben receive a copy of a recommendation for Dr. Netanyahu from the president of Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning?

2. What was the name of Ruben's mother-in-law?

3. In Chapter 5, where did Peretz Levavi lecture?

4. When was Netanyahu's father born?

5. When did Ruben marry his childhood sweetheart?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who wrote Ruben a letter in Chapter 5 and why?

2. How did Ruben and Edith usually split holidays?

3. What did Ruben and his family have to deal with as the only Jewish family in Corbindale?

4. What happened to Ruben's uncle Sruly?

5. What did Levavi wish for Ruben and for Netanyahu?

6. How did Ruben serve in World War II?

7. Why would Levavi and his colleagues at Hebrew University not object to Netanyahu obtaining a position in America?

8. What was the difference between Ruben and Edith's families?

9. How did Dr. Edelman describe Netanyahu's situation?

10. How does Dr. Ben-Zion Netanyahu pass off theology as history in his works?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Netanyahus and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 2

Judy discusses an essay she is writing on fairness with her paternal grandfather. What discussion do she and her grandfather have? Why does Alter believe that fairness is only a dream?

Essay Topic 3

Netanyahu comments that his "exegeses tend toward the eisgetical" (166). Why does he make that statement? How does it relate to his style of teaching and how it undermines faith?

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