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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. How does 1960 begin?

2. When did Judy go back to high school in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 6, how long did it take to eat dinner after Ruben's parents arrived?

4. What class did Ruben think he might have to teach in Chapter 9?

5. In Chapter 7, what did Judy like to watch best on TV?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Henya tell Judy when she complained about her nose?

2. How did Ruben think Judy planned her accident?

3. What did Judy say her college essays were opportunities for?

4. Where did Judy go on New Year's Eve in Chapter 7, and what did she look like?

5. What did Edith serve for Thanksgiving dinner in Chapter 7?

6. In Netanyahu's class, what did he say about studying the Bible in college?

7. What does Ruben say about the perception that Andrew Jackson was a hick Indian-slayer?

8. What did Edith make when Netanyahu was scheduled to arrive in Chapter 8?

9. Why did Edith have to get new carpet in Chapter 7?

10. What did Alter say he would do if he was trying to go to college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sabine is Reuben’s mother-in-law. How does Cohen reveal her character traits? What type of person is she?

Essay Topic 2

Edith’s parents visit at Rosh Hashanah and Ruben’s parents visit at Thanksgiving. How and why does Ruben become submissive during these visits?

Essay Topic 3

Ruben noticed a difference in how history was taught in the public school and the Hebrew school he attended when he was a child. What was the difference between how history was taught in the schools Ruben attended as a boy? How did that dichotomy lead Ruben to the academic study of history?

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