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

2. What is one adjective that describes Kalman?
(a) Despondent.
(b) Harsh.
(c) Kindly.
(d) Optimistic.

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

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

5. What type of an emergency has Danny had in this chapter that tires him?
(a) The hospital where Daniel works catches fire.
(b) An emergency with a schizophrenic boy.
(c) His house catches fire.
(d) His father dies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Reuven call the day after he and Michael go sailing?

3. Where is the setting at the opening of the Introduction?

4. Why are the Gordons angry with Rachel?

5. For what purpose does Professor Gordon want Reuven to bring his friend Daniel Saunders to the Gordon home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Reuven know Professor Gordon?

2. Where do Michael and Reuven go the day after the fair, and what does Reuven teach Michael?

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

4. Describe the elderly man who is the father of the booth attendant at the dice game.

5. How does the narrator's neighborhood change in the early 1950s?

6. Describe Reuven and Michael's phone conversation.

7. Describe the game which Michael is playing and which is making Reuven and Rachel nervous for him.

8. What does Michael say about the universe when he is back home after the fair?

9. How does Danny's father raise Danny?

10. When does Michael get a nosebleed at the fair, and what do Reuven and Rachel do?

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