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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. What refers to a Jewish ritual feast that marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover?
(a) Nisan.
(b) Seder.
(c) Smicha.
(d) Shabbat.

2. When did President Franklin Delano Roosevelt die?
(a) August 3, 1954.
(b) February 25, 1938.
(c) April 12, 1945.
(d) December 9, 1923.

3. Reuven’s father feels that it is important to have what geographic region as a Jewish homeland?
(a) Holland.
(b) India.
(c) Palestine.
(d) Egypt.

4. Danny Saunders has decided that he wants to pursue his studies in what in Chapter 16?
(a) Clinical psychology.
(b) Military psychology.
(c) Development psychology.
(d) Comparative psychology.

5. In Chapter 18, Reb Saunders states that he believes that the Master of the Universe sent Reuven to his son Danny because Reuven had what?
(a) A heart.
(b) A soul.
(c) A brain.
(d) Luck.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 15, Danny Saunders appears at Reuven’s lunch table and asks for help with what?

2. Where do Reuven, Danny, and Reb Saunders meet in Chapter 18?

3. Reb Saunders talks about how he was blessed with a brilliant son, but the brilliant son had no what, in Chapter 18?

4. When the news of unconditional surrender comes from the Germans, it is determined that the death toll of the Jews murdered in the concentration camps was over how many?

5. Who is the physician attending on Reuven’s father while he is hospitalized in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the religious studies and lifestyles of Reuven and Danny juxtaposed in Chapter 10?

2. What is the central conflict in Chapter 14? How does Reuven feel about Danny’s absence?

3. How does David Malter defend the actions of Reb Saunders in Chapter 13?

4. What gesture does Danny make to intimate his sympathy for Reuven in Chapter 14?

5. What viewpoints does Chapter 12 present regarding the creation of Israel?

6. What does Reuven observe about Reb Saunders’ behavior in Chapter 12?

7. What is the significance of Danny’s discussion of silence in Chapter 17?

8. How does the synagogue respond when Reb Saunders announces Danny’s plans for his education in Chapter 18?

9. What causes the animosity between Danny and Reuven in Chapter 13?

10. What is the central theme of Chapter 18? How does this theme relate to silence?

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