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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 was Edith's maiden name?

2. What was the name of Ruben's next door neighbor in 1959?

3. Where were Ruben's parents from?

4. When did Ruben win the American Historical Association Historian of the Year award?

5. How much money does Peretz Levavi request if Ruben or others want to see additional materials that he has on Netanyahu?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Levavi say about the scholar-sage and how did that relate to his opinion of Netanyahu?

3. How was Ruben's daughter, Judy, doing in 1959?

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

5. What happened to Ruben's uncle Sruly?

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

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

8. How did Ruben get involved in taxation studies?

9. What type of recommendation did Dr. Edelman give Netanyahu?

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

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

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does Cohen use idioms in The Netanyahus? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 3

Ruben noticed a difference in how history was taught in the public school and the Hebrew school he attended when he was a child. What was the difference between how history was taught in the schools Ruben attended as a boy? How did that dichotomy lead Ruben to the academic study of history?

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