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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

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. Merritt.
(c) Mr. Savo.
(d) Mr. Canter.

2. What is the name of the young blind boy that Reuven meets at the hospital in Chapter 2?
(a) Davey Canter.
(b) Sidney Goldberg.
(c) Billy Merritt.
(d) Jack Rose.

3. What kind of school does Reuven Malter attend in Chapter 1?
(a) A Smicha.
(b) A Pilpul.
(c) A Yeshiva.
(d) A Kosher.

4. Who from Reuven’s baseball team visits him at the hospital in Chapter 3?
(a) Mr. Thomas.
(b) Mr. Galanter.
(c) Mr. Michaels.
(d) Mr. Albertson.

5. What does Reuven tell Mr. Savo he wants to be when he grows up in Chapter 3?
(a) An astronaut.
(b) A baseball player.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) A policeman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Reuven Malter’s father in the narrative?

2. In Chapter 3, Danny's amazing intellect is shown through his memorizations of what?

3. What name refers to a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah, which are worn by observant Jews during weekday morning prayers?

4. By what name is Danny Saunders’ father referred to in the novel?

5. To what medical facility is Reuven Malter taken in Chapter 2?

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