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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. How much money does Peretz Levavi request if Ruben or others want to see additional materials that he has on Netanyahu?
2. What year in high school was Ruben's daughter, Judy, in 1959?
3. Where did Ruben's wife work in 1959?
4. In Chapter 4, what were in the back of the store where Sabine bought a substance that leaked on clothes she bought for Judy?
5. What was the name of Netanyahu's brother who made a bomb that was thrown when Norman Bentwich was to give a lecture as part of his installation as a professor of political science?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Ruben and his family have to deal with as the only Jewish family in Corbindale?
2. How did Dr. Edelman describe Netanyahu's situation?
3. How did Ruben and Edith usually split holidays?
4. What did Levavi say about the scholar-sage and how did that relate to his opinion of Netanyahu?
5. Who wrote Ruben a letter in Chapter 5 and why?
6. Who was the first person to send a letter of recommendation for Netanyahu?
7. Why would Levavi and his colleagues at Hebrew University not object to Netanyahu obtaining a position in America?
8. How was Ruben's daughter, Judy, doing in 1959?
9. Why was Ruben chosen to be on the hiring committee for Dr. Ben-Zion Netanyahu?
10. How did Ruben serve in World War II?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In The Netanyahus, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
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
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?
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