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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, Chapter Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what religion does the narrator's neighborhood belong?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Christian.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Buddhism.

2. Who is Reuven?
(a) A baker in the neighborhood.
(b) A shoemaker.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The mayor of Peekskill.

3. What does Reuven decide to teach Michael?
(a) How to read Hebrew.
(b) How to sail.
(c) How to whittle.
(d) How to dance.

4. What happens to Michael on the drive home?
(a) He giggles hysterically.
(b) He cries uncontrollably.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) He gets another nosebleed.

5. What is one image Michael sees in the clouds?
(a) Mount Olympus.
(b) His dead grandfather.
(c) The old man from the fair the night before.
(d) Zeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Michael while he is arguing?

2. Why has the population of the narrator's neighborhood grown rapidly by 1950?

3. What does Michael say his nosebleeds are not a result of?

4. About what does Michael display much knowledge?

5. Who is Giordano Bruno?

(see the answer key)

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