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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. Out of what does David think Kalman is acting?
(a) Anger.
(b) Bitterness at the deaths of his teacher and friends.
(c) Love for the Torah.
(d) Jealousy.

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

3. What does Michael perceive about many things?
(a) They are unreal.
(b) They are dirty.
(c) They belong to aliens.
(d) They are harmful.

4. Who does Kalman say was his teacher of the Torah?
(a) His father.
(b) He is self taught.
(c) One of the greatest teachers of the Torah in the world.
(d) He does not mention from where he learns the Torah.

5. How do David Malter and Rav Kalman differ academically?
(a) One takes an academic approach and one takes a literal approach.
(b) They base their research on different texts.
(c) They base their research on the same texts but different editions.
(d) They use different interpretive methods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rav Kalman ask during Reuven's oral exams?

2. What does Kalman say he cannot do?

3. What do the teachers at Professor Gordon's school think about David Malter's book?

4. What does Danny say about Kotzker Rebbe?

5. What does Kalman say Reuven has to do before Kalman will offer his scholarly approval of Reuven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Danny think about isolation and what does Danny want Reuven to do?

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

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

4. What do Reuven and Gordon discuss when they meet in this chapter?

5. Describe the altercation between Kalman and Greenfield.

6. What does Reb Saunders tell Reuven and what does Reuven do?

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

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

9. About what is Reuven's father happy?

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

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