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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. Where did Alter live when he was an orphan?

2. How many Catholics were in the Bible class in Chapter 9?

3. In Ruben's dream in Chapter 6, how was Mary Busti being tortured?

4. In Chapter 7, where would Ruben buy store-bought yule logs?

5. In Chapter 7, where was Ruben to drop Judy off at the same time he took his parents to the station?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruben reveal about the history of the Corbin Theological Seminary?

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

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

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

5. Who did Netanyahu bring with him to Ruben's home?

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

7. In Netanyahu's class, what did he say about studying the Bible in college?

8. What does Ruben say about the perception that Andrew Jackson was a hick Indian-slayer?

9. In Chapter 7, what were the plans for the day before Judy got hurt?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ruben and Edith are only expecting Dr. Netanyahu. How does the change in plans affect the Blums? Why does having the entire family come make the visit distressing?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Netanyahus and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in The Netanyahus? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

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