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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 does Reuven notice about his father?
(a) He is moving on to other projects.
(b) He seems depressed and sick.
(c) Nothing in particular.
(d) He seems more optimistic.

2. What does Reuven read that infuriates him?
(a) A note from Rav Kalman to him.
(b) A letter from Rachel to Danny.
(c) A letter from Michael to his father.
(d) The second half of Kalman's article about David Malter's book.

3. What does Kalman say he cannot do?
(a) Allow Reuven's heretics to influence others.
(b) Push Reuven away.
(c) Understand Reuven.
(d) Pass Reuven.

4. Why is Rav Kalman's orthodoxy so entrenched?
(a) Because of the horrific events of the holocaust.
(b) Because of the beatings by his father when Rav Kalman is young.
(c) Because he knows he is right.
(d) No one knows why.

5. How many typographical errors does Reuven's father find in his new book?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) Numerous.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Danny want Reuven to convince Michael's parents to do?

2. According to David Malter, how do scribal errors influence his interpretation of texts?

3. With whom does Reb Saunders think Danny is involved?

4. To whom does Kalman apologize?

5. Where does Reuven go after Kalman's class?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reuven think about the reason for orthodox Jews to become so stubborn?

2. What is the essential argument of the second part of Rav Kalman's article attacking David Malter's book?

3. What does Danny's father want to learn and what is his reaction when Reuven tells him?

4. What happens when Reuven goes in to Michael's room to see him after the fire?

5. What do Danny, Rachel, Reuven and Eileen go to see and what is their response?

6. How is David Malter's recent book release still affecting the community?

7. What does Reuven argue at his smicha exam and why is that upsetting to Kalman and Gershenson?

8. What do Reuven and Professor Gordon discuss when Reuven visits him?

9. What does Reuven tell his father about his meetings with Rav Kalman and what is David Malter's response?

10. What does Michael do when Reuven says he is going inside because he is cold?

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