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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 leads Reuven to read books by Professor Gordon?
(a) Reuven's father asks him to do so.
(b) Reuven's distaste for Rabbi Kalman.
(c) Reuven's search for meaning.
(d) Reuven's interest in Rachel Gordon.

2. What is one thing that is established in the narrator's neighborhood as it becomes more populous?
(a) Two rival gangs.
(b) Educational institutions.
(c) A bookie system.
(d) A neighborhood watch system.

3. Why does Michael hate orthodox Jews?
(a) Because the girl he likes father is one and he will not allow them to see each other.
(b) Because they make other Jews look unholy.
(c) Because they are fanatics and hypocrites.
(d) He does not hate them; he is fascinated with them.

4. Who does Reuven arrange to meet?
(a) Professor Gordon.
(b) Reuven's grandfather.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Reuven's uncle.

5. What is the day after the sailing trip?
(a) No special day.
(b) Shabbat.
(c) Yom Kippur.
(d) Hanukkah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Michael on the drive home?

2. What kind of game do Reuven, Rachel and Michael go to?

3. Who is Rachel Gorden?

4. About what is the narrator's father writing a book?

5. What sects have inhabited the narrator's neighborhood?

(see the answer key)

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