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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. Where did Ruben go to school?

2. What was the name of the teacher who taught Ruben about the Bill of Rights?

3. What was the name of Dr. Morse's secretary in 1959?

4. In Chapter 5, what name did Peretz Levavi used to go by?

5. When Dr. Morse called Ruben to his office during the winter term in 1959, what did he have to drink?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Sabine and Walt bring a nose cream for Judy?

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

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

5. Why were Edith and Judith not content in 1959?

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

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

8. How did Ruben serve in World War II?

9. How did Ruben get involved in taxation studies?

10. What happened to Ruben's uncle Sruly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After the fracas with the Netanyahu boys, Ruben and the Sheriff think the Netanyahus are crazy. Are the Netanyahus an eccentric or a dysfunctional family?

Essay Topic 2

Judy hates her nose and wants a reconstructive surgery. Does Judy deliberately manipulate circumstances so her nose is broken and she can get a reconstruction?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in The Netanyahus? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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