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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 year car did the Netanyahus drive?

2. What time was Ruben to drop his parents off at the station in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 7, where did Ruben dispose of Judy's old bedroom door?

4. What did Edith serve for dessert in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 6, what was Judy's favorite art medium?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Ruben's response when Netanyahu commented that it was ridiculous to have a historian teach religion?

2. What did Netanyahu say when he was asked what his greatest weakness was?

3. Why did Edith have to get new carpet in Chapter 7?

4. What did Edith tell Ruben when he tried to say that Judy's broken nose was not an accident?

5. What did Judy say her college essays were opportunities for?

6. What did Netanyahu say about his field of study during his interview in Chapter 10?

7. What did Tzila tell the Blums about where her parents and she were from?

8. What was Judy's top choice for college?

9. How does Ruben describe what Netanyahu looked like when he arrived in Chapter 8?

10. Where did Judy go on New Year's Eve in Chapter 7, and what did she look like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Edelman and Levavi write letters about Netanyahu. How do the letters present conflicting views of Netanyahu? How do they make Ruben’s job and the job of the hiring committee difficult?

Essay Topic 3

Edith’s parents visit at Rosh Hashanah and Ruben’s parents visit at Thanksgiving. How and why does Ruben become submissive during these visits?

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