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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. What does Nathan tell Henry he is becoming?

2. What does Maria judge herself against?

3. What is Maria's heritage?

4. How many years ago did Nathan visit Israel before his trip in "Part 2 Judea, pages 50-66"?

5. What is the name Henry takes on as his own while at the settlement?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the conversation between Nathan and Henry's daughter.

2. What does Nathan believe to be the reasons for Henry's death?

3. Discuss Maria's divorce.

4. What is Nathan's experience while in Henry's Hebrew class?

5. Discuss the place Nathan and Henry visit.

6. What do Nathan and Henry discuss after dinner at Lippman's?

7. What is discussed during the dinner at Lippman's?

8. Discuss Nathan's visit to Israel in 1960.

9. Why does Henry leave town? Where does he go?

10. What are Nathan's thoughts during Henry's funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the value of a brotherly relationship in the novel and the outcome when a brotherly relationship goes sour.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the Jewish religion with that of the Christian religion based on what is discussed in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the relationship between Nathan and Henry and the role it has in the story.

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