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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. Who reveals that he meets with Danny Saunders in the library in Chapter 4?
(a) David Malter.
(b) Schwartzie.
(c) Mr. Galanter.
(d) Dr. Grossman.

2. From where does Reuven have glass removed in Chapter 2?
(a) His left eye.
(b) His right ankle.
(c) His left hand.
(d) His right foot.

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?
(a) Seder.
(b) Peyot.
(c) Tefillin.
(d) Goyim.

4. 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 tattered shards of my ego.”
(b) “The shattered lends of my glasses.”
(c) “The trampled shards of my Tefillin.”
(d) “The torn pages of the Talmud.”

5. What led to Reuven Malter’s injury in Chapter 2?
(a) He was hit by a baseball.
(b) He got into a fight.
(c) A dog attacked him.
(d) He fell down the stairs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Reuven Malter’s father bring to him while he is in the hospital in Chapter 2?

3. Reuven Malter’s home is described as what in Chapter 5?

4. Reuven is not allowed to read yet, so he goes over what in his head at the library in Chapter 8?

5. What is the name of the Jewish coming-of-age ritual for young boys?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is demonstrated by Danny’s interests in psychoanalysis in the novel?

3. What does Reuven discover about Billy Merritt in Chapter 9?

4. What is the implication when Reuven’s eyes are tested in the light in Chapter 2?

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

6. How does Reuven become injured during the game in Chapter 1? How does the game end?

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

8. How does the baseball game begin in Chapter 1? Who takes the lead?

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

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

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