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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kalman keep telling Reuven as far as Reuven himself is concerned?
(a) Kalman believes Reuven is misguided by his father.
(b) Kalman thinks Reuven is not suited to being a Rabbi.
(c) Kalman thinks Reuven would be better as a hands-on Rabbi rather than a theoretical one.
(d) Kalman does not know what to do with Reuven.

2. Who is the Jewish, elderly man who comes up to Reuven, Rachel and Michael?
(a) Michael's grandfather.
(b) A visiting Rabbi from Israel.
(c) The local Rabbi.
(d) The booth attendant's father.

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

4. Who does Michael see briefly?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandparents who are visiting from Israel.
(c) Mrs. Gordon.
(d) Danny.

5. What book does Reuven read by Kalman on the subway?
(a) A book about some very obscure passages in the Talmud.
(b) A book on ethics.
(c) A book on interpreting techniques.
(d) A book on the reasons for excommunication of a member of the Jewish community.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many therapists has Michael been to over the past 14 months?

2. What is one image Michael sees in the clouds?

3. Why does Michael think his father exhausts himself?

4. Who has been seeing Rachel more and more?

5. Who calls Reuven and is acting odd?

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