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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. Reuven is not allowed to read yet, so he goes over what in his head at the library in Chapter 8?
2. What does Danny Saunders want to be when he grows up in Chapter 3?
3. Reuven calls Billy’s home to see how his surgery went in Chapter 9. What does Reuven learn?
4. Whose actions led to Reuven Malter’s injury in Chapter 2?
5. Danny Saunders jokes that he is what to Reuven Malter in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Reuven discover about Billy Merritt in Chapter 9?
2. What does Reuven consider about his first foray into the Hasidic world in Chapter 7?
3. How is Reuven’s health in the beginning of Chapter 9? What do he and Danny discuss when they meet?
4. How is Danny Saunders described in Chapter 1? What is Danny’s apparel like? Where does he live?
5. How does the challenging baseball team appear to Reuven’s teammates in Chapter 1?
6. What is indicated by David Malter’s description of the fortunate and unfortunate in Chapter 4?
7. What is demonstrated by Danny’s interests in psychoanalysis in the novel?
8. How is Reuven’s relationship with his father illustrated in Chapter 3?
9. What does Reuven’s father say he understands about Danny and Reuven’s place in Danny’s life in Chapter 6?
10. What is foreshadowed by David Malter’s comments about friendship in Chapter 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Reuven’s dismissal of Danny’s apology in Chapter 2. What does Reuven’s father tell him about this act? How does he use the Torah in his advice to Reuven? How does Reuven’s action relate to the themes of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Reuven Malter as the protagonist of The Chosen. How old is Reuven when he is introduced in Chapter 1? How do you relate to Reuven’s life, family, and friends? What characteristics stand out about the character in his introduction?
Essay Topic 3
Reuven’s entrance into the Hasidic world by visiting Reb Saunders’ Shul. What are Reuven’s impressions of the congregation? How does he feel about the rituals enacted at the service?
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