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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Reuven, with whom are the Hasid at war?
(a) Creationists.
(b) No one.
(c) Reformists.
(d) Secularism.

2. Where does Reuven go the day after the fair?
(a) The beach.
(b) Times Square.
(c) The Empire State Building.
(d) Coney Island.

3. Who calls Reuven and is acting odd?
(a) Danny.
(b) Michael.
(c) Professor Gordon.
(d) Rachel.

4. Who is Rachel Gorden?
(a) A woman the narrator meets at a Spring party.
(b) The narrator's grandmama.
(c) The neighborhood rabbi's daughter.
(d) A traveling circus member.

5. Where does Reuven encounter Professor Gordon?
(a) At Ellis Island.
(b) The library.
(c) The zoo.
(d) At the hospital while visiting Michael.

6. Who is Michael Gordon?
(a) Rachel's uncle.
(b) Rachel's brother.
(c) Rachel's cousin.
(d) Rachel's father.

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

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

9. What is one major point of Gordon's "theology"?
(a) God is a product of the sum of all souls.
(b) Theology is not necessary in the modern world.
(c) Jews can fail to believe but remain observant.
(d) All religions worship the same god.

10. What is the name of the narrator in the Introduction?
(a) He is not yet named.
(b) Jonathon.
(c) Esther.
(d) Chaim.

11. For what purpose does Professor Gordon want Reuven to bring his friend Daniel Saunders to the Gordon home?
(a) To ask Daniel about his experiences in a concentration camp.
(b) To see if Daniel and Michael will hit if off.
(c) As a mitzvah.
(d) Because Rachel would like to meet Daniel.

12. What kind of game do Reuven, Rachel and Michael go to?
(a) Ring toss.
(b) A dice game.
(c) A bottle knock down.
(d) Ball throwing.

13. What does Kalman ask of Reuven?
(a) To ask Reuven's father if he approves of the association.
(b) To respect the excommunication writ.
(c) To read up on why Professor Gordon is ex-communicated.
(d) To stop dating Rachel Gordon.

14. How does Reuven describe Professor Gordon?
(a) A very liberal Jewish Rabbi.
(b) A kind, gentle soul.
(c) A fanatical, orthodox Rabbi.
(d) A fanatical Zionist.

15. According to Reuven, what will happen to the Hasid if they do not change?
(a) They will lose.
(b) They will be left at the wayside.
(c) They will stagnate.
(d) They will grow stronger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael burn?

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

3. What does Danny say about Michael?

4. Who is David Malter?

5. What type of an emergency has Danny had in this chapter that tires him?

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