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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gesture does Danny Saunders make that indicates to Reuven he is showing sympathy for Reuven and his father in Chapter 14?
(a) He winks at him.
(b) He brushes him in the hallway.
(c) He pats him on the back.
(d) He tips his hat.

2. What declines considerably at Reuven’s college after the memorial for a fallen graduate in Chapter 15?
(a) The Anti-Zionist movement.
(b) Student moral.
(c) Prayer attendance.
(d) Average GPA.

3. Reb Saunders intends to boycott shop owners who are supporters of what in Chapter 14?
(a) Shabbat.
(b) Pilpul.
(c) Gematriya.
(d) Zionism.

4. Where do Reuven, Danny, and Reb Saunders meet in Chapter 18?
(a) In front of the school.
(b) The library.
(c) Reb Saunders’ study.
(d) A baseball game.

5. Reuven begins attending whose Talmud class in Chapter 14?
(a) Rav Gershenson’s.
(b) Reb Saunders.
(c) David Malter.
(d) Professor Nathan Appleman.

6. Reuven's father says in Chapter 13, "...the fanaticism of men like Reb Saunders kept us alive for” how many years of exile?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 250.
(c) 500.
(d) 2,000.

7. What refers to the virtue of empathy for the suffering of others?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Misogyny.
(c) Tolerance.
(d) Apathy.

8. What does Danny say to explain his presence to Reuven in Chapter 16?
(a) “Best friends, always.”
(b) “Will you be my friend again?”
(c) “God wants me here.”
(d) “The ban has been lifted.”

9. When considering his further education, Danny states that he will remain what?
(a) An Orthodox Jew.
(b) His father's son.
(c) A scientist.
(d) A human being.

10. How old was Danny Saunders when he was able to read a story about a poor Jew and his struggles, according to Reb Saunders in Chapter 18?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

11. Reuven comes to believe that his Talmud teacher sympathizes with what viewpoint in the end of Chapter 14?
(a) The Hasidic viewpoint.
(b) The Islamic viewpoint.
(c) The Mormon viewpoint.
(d) The Christian viewpoint.

12. Danny Saunders realizes that his father will discover his educational plans by what means in Chapter 17?
(a) A degree on the wall.
(b) Phone calls from school representatives.
(c) Newspaper articles.
(d) University materials in the mail.

13. During what month is it rumored at Reuven’s college that a recent graduate has been killed in the fighting in Palestine in Chapter 15?
(a) June.
(b) January.
(c) April.
(d) August.

14. In Chapter 18, Reuven and Danny complete their undergraduate college degrees, both earning what honors?
(a) Summa cum laude.
(b) Cum laude.
(c) Magna cum laude.
(d) Gamma cum laude.

15. When did the Battle of the Bulge begin?
(a) December, 1944.
(b) August, 1944.
(c) October, 1945.
(d) May, 1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a form of nationalism of Jews and Jewish culture that supports a Jewish nation state in territory defined as the Land of Israel?

2. Who is elected President of his class in Chapter 11?

3. Reuven’s Talmud instructor calls on him to discuss Talmud texts at the end of February in Chapter 14. For how many days does Reuven continue discussing the passage in class?

4. Reuven begins what year of his college studies at the end of Chapter 15?

5. When was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt born?

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