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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What classes does Reuven study?
(a) Linguistics.
(b) Religion and philosophy.
(c) History.
(d) Psychology.

2. What problem has Professor Gordon had?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A bout with polio.
(c) A case of flu.
(d) A problem with shingles.

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

4. Who says it is not a good day to visit?
(a) Mrs. Gordon.
(b) Michael.
(c) Professor Gordon.
(d) Rachel.

5. Why are Rachel and Reuven nervous about what Michael is doing?
(a) He might lose a lot of money.
(b) Michael is taunting the boy who gave him a nosebleed.
(c) They are afraid Michael might rile up the neighborhood gangs.
(d) He is in danger of falling again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Reuven go the day after the fair?

2. What happens to Michael while he is arguing?

3. Who is the Jewish, elderly man who comes up to Reuven, Rachel and Michael?

4. About whom does Rachel ask Reuven?

5. How does Reuven describe Professor Gordon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reuven reveal in a flashback?

2. What does Michael say about orthodox Jews?

3. Where does Professor Gordon invite Reuven and what does Reuven do?

4. Describe the neighborhood in which the narrator lives at the opening of the The Promise.

5. Describe Reuven and Michael's phone conversation.

6. Describe Rav Kalman.

7. What does Danny tell Reuven about Michael?

8. Who does Reuven encounter at the library and what is the person doing?

9. What does Kalman discuss with Reuven after class concerning Professor Gordon?

10. Who does the narrator meet in Spring of 1950 that changes his view some about his religion?

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