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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 type of house did Ruben and his wife have in 1959?

2. What was the Netanyahu name before it was Hebraicized?

3. How many siblings did Netanyahu have, including himself?

4. What was the name of the handyman who worked in the apartment building where Sabine and Walt lived?

5. Where was Ruben born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Ruben serve in World War II?

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

5. What was Netanyahu's relationship with Dropsie College, and why was Netanyahu not able to stay on at Dropsie College?

6. Who was the first person to send a letter of recommendation for Netanyahu?

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

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

9. Why did Ruben's parents refuse to come to Rosh Hashanah in 1959?

10. What happened to Ruben's uncle Sruly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ruben is assigned to be on the hiring committee for Netanyahu. Why is he assigned to the committee? Why is the fact that both men are Jewish not enough for Ruben to welcome the man unquestioningly?

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

Accumulation is a literary device that takes scattered ideas in a literary work and gradually builds on the information to provide readers what they need to know. How does Cohen use accumulation to reveal and develop Netanyahu’s character?

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