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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. Danny Saunders explains to Reuven in Chapter 7 that his grandfather was a well-known Hasidic Jew from where?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Poland.
(c) Russia.
(d) England.

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

3. Where was Shabbtai Zvi born?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Poland.

4. What is the name of Danny Saunders’ younger brother who is sick in Chapter 8?
(a) Billy Merritt.
(b) Levi Saunders.
(c) Sidney Goldberg.
(d) Rav Gershenson.

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) A grasshopper.
(d) An ant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reuven tell Mr. Savo he wants to be when he grows up in Chapter 3?

2. Danny Saunders and Reuven Malter discover they were born how far apart in Chapter 7?

3. Who is the attending doctor to Reuven Malter during his hospital stay in Chapter 2?

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

5. Reuven enjoys listening to a symphony by what composer on the radio in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose baseball teams play against one another in Chapter 1? How are these teams attired and where do they play?

2. What is indicated by David Malter’s discussion of Dov Baer in Chapter 8?

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

4. How does Reuven respond to the apology offered him in Chapter 2? What does this indicate?

5. How does Reuven respond to the information he learns about Billy in Chapter 9? What symbolic imagery is described at the end of this chapter?

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

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

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

9. How is Reuven’s relationship with his father illustrated in Chapter 3?

10. What conversation do Reuven and Danny have about Reb Saunders in Chapter 7?

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