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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. In Chapter 5, Reuven says, "I felt I had crossed into another world, that little pieces of my old self had been left behind on the black asphalt floor of the school yard alongside” what?
(a) “The shattered lends of my glasses.”
(b) “The trampled shards of my Tefillin.”
(c) “The torn pages of the Talmud.”
(d) “The tattered shards of my ego.”

2. Only what language is spoken at the service at Danny Saunders’ synagogue in Chapter 7?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) Russian.
(c) English.
(d) Yiddish.

3. 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?
(a) A wife.
(b) Wealth.
(c) A car.
(d) A friend.

4. What is the name of Reuven Malter’s father in the narrative?
(a) Thomas Malter.
(b) Roger Malter.
(c) Marcus Malter.
(d) David Malter.

5. Reuven goes onto his front porch and observes what caught in a spider web in Chapter 9?
(a) A housefly.
(b) A dragonfly.
(c) An ant.
(d) A grasshopper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Reuven takes part in the Torah service by doing what in Chapter 7?

2. What refers to a front-buttoned coat or overdress, usually reaching to the ankles, with long sleeves, worn by Hasidic Jews?

3. What is the name of the ex-boxer who stays in the hospital bed by Reuven in Chapter 2?

4. What does Reuven do in order to save a creature caught in a spider web in Chapter 9?

5. Where was Shabbtai Zvi born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed through Reuven’s inner thoughts and considerations returning home from the hospital in Chapter 5?

2. What is foreshadowed by David Malter’s comments about friendship in Chapter 4?

3. How is Reuven’s health in the beginning of Chapter 9? What do he and Danny discuss when they meet?

4. How does Reuven feel like his life has changed when he returns home from the hospital in Chapter 5? Why?

5. What does Reuven consider about his first foray into the Hasidic world in Chapter 7?

6. How are the differences between Reuven and Danny explained to Reuven by his father in Chapter 6?

7. Why does Reb Saunders call Reuven’s father in Chapter 2? How does Reuven respond?

8. What two things does David Malter say the Talmud says a person should do for himself in Chapter 4?

9. Who does Reuven meet in his hospital room after he awakens from surgery in Chapter 2?

10. How is Reuven’s home described when he returns from the hospital in Chapter 5? Who greets them when they arrive home?

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