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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the ex-boxer who stays in the hospital bed by Reuven in Chapter 2?
(a) Mr. Gershenson.
(b) Mr. Savo.
(c) Mr. Merritt.
(d) Mr. Canter.

2. Where do Reuven and his family go to stay at a cottage in Chapter 10?
(a) Peekskill, New York.
(b) Rutland, Vermont.
(c) Milford, Massachusetts.
(d) Scranton, Pennsylvania.

3. What does Reuven Malter’s father bring to him while he is in the hospital in Chapter 2?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A Torah.
(c) A television.
(d) A radio.

4. Reuven’s father says that in 1700 a Jewish child named Israel was born. Instead of studying the Talmud, Israel studied what?
(a) The Kabbalah.
(b) The Midrash.
(c) The Nevi'im.
(d) The Mishnah.

5. Danny Saunders jokes that he is what to Reuven Malter in Chapter 4?
(a) A father figure.
(b) A saint.
(c) A brother.
(d) The Messiah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What text do Danny and Reuven spend studying at Reb Saunders’ study in Chapter 8?

2. In Chapter 4, Reuven's father tells him that "[t]he Talmud says that a person should do two things for himself.” Reuven chimes in to say that the second thing is to acquire what?

3. Whose eye must be removed at the end of Chapter 4?

4. Who meets regularly with Reuven and Danny at the library in Chapter 10?

5. Where does Reuven’s father travel for research for his articles in Chapter 10?

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