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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Michael while he is arguing?
(a) He breaks down.
(b) Nothing.
(c) He hits the elderly man.
(d) He pulls out a gun and shoots the booth attendant.

3. What does Michael say his nosebleeds are not a result of?
(a) Exertion.
(b) Thin blood.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Trauma.

4. What is one topic of conversation between Reuven and Michael the next day after the fair?
(a) Rachel's family.
(b) Rachel's good points.
(c) The defeat of Germany.
(d) Michael's nosebleeds.

5. Where is the setting at the opening of the Introduction?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Queens.
(c) Newark.
(d) Long Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What leads Reuven to read books by Professor Gordon?

2. Who is Michael Gordon?

3. Who is Abraham Gordon?

4. To what religion does the narrator's neighborhood belong?

5. Who says it is not a good day to visit?

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