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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 does Ruben remember he and his family would do after supper in 1959?

2. Through the generosity of donors, how long was Dr. Edelman able to offer Netanyahu a fellowship when he wanted to return to Philadelphia?

3. What color shade was on the floor lamp in Ruben's study in 1959?

4. What teacher does Ruben remember from Stuyvesant who lost his chin at Verdun?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ruben describe Dr. George Morse?

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

4. How did Ruben and Edith usually split holidays?

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

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

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

8. Why was Ruben chosen to be on the hiring committee for Dr. Ben-Zion Netanyahu?

9. What happened to Ruben's uncle Sruly?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ruben describes himself as a historian. How does Ruben’s career relate to his identity?

Essay Topic 2

Sabine is Reuben’s mother-in-law. How does Cohen reveal her character traits? What type of person is she?

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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