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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Reuven’s father in Chapter 6, the Cossacks were members of what church in Russia?

2. When Danny Saunders visits Reuven for the second time at the hospital, he reveals that during the baseball game he had wanted to do what?

3. What is the name of the nurse who is in charge of Reuven Malter in the hospital in Chapter 2?

4. Who is Reuven Malter’s gym teacher in Chapter 1?

5. Danny Saunders explains to Reuven in Chapter 7 that his grandfather was a well-known Hasidic Jew from where?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the relationship between Reuven and Danny evolve in Chapter 3?

2. What is indicated by David Malter’s description of the fortunate and unfortunate in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

7. What is significant about Danny’s and Reuven’s aspirations within their synagogues in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the characters of Mr. Savo, Billy Merritt and Mr. Galanter. What are Reuven’s impressions of each of these individuals? How do they each influence Reuven as a character? What do they each represent symbolically in the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of The Chosen and the importance of that setting to the narrative and its themes. Could The Chosen be “modernized,” or would this affect the story itself? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Reuven’s conversation with Reb Saunders in Chapter 8. How does Reuven feel when confronted about Danny’s actions? Does he feel as if he is betraying his friend? How does Danny feel that his father did not speak to him directly?

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