Themes
All the following are themes explored in The Chosen EXCEPT
challenges between fathers and sons
religious vs. secular ways of life
Jewish persecution and antisemitism
search for knowledge and meaning
bonds of friendship
unrequited romantic love
6. unrequited romantic love
What Danny tells Reuven that he is determined to become
The person who injured Reuven's eye
Who is Danny?
The president that dies in chapter 11
Franklin Roosevelt
Reuven's gym teacher and softball teacher who brings him to the hospital when he gets hurt.
Who is Mr. Galanter?
the symbol of being trapped in circumstances and Reuven wishing he could help his friends
What is the spider web and the fly?
Which of the following is NOT true about Danny?
1. He has a photographic memory
2. He will one say succeed his father as a tzaddik
3. he is already married with a child
4. he would rather become a psychologist
The career that Mr. Malter wants Reuven to go into
What is a mathematician/university professor?
These people have beards and earlocks and wear black skullcaps or black hats.
Who are the Hasidic Jews?
All the following is accurate about Chaim Potok EXCEPT
he is a novelist, playwright and editor
he is a conservative rabbi
he was brought up in Orthodox Jewish home
he taught at Jewish universities
he was born in Europe and saw the horrors of the Holocaust first-hand
The literary technique that is exemplified in Danny not wanting to become a rabbi even though he must, and Reuven wanting to become a rabbi when he does not have to.
What is irony?
The siblings that Danny has
What is one brother and one sister?
How does Reuven react when Danny comes to visit him in the hospital the first time?
Gets angry, tells him to leave, doesn't listen, etc.
The World War 2 event that takes place while Reuven is in the hospital.
What is D-Day?
the literary technique that Potok employs throughout the novel
What is imagery?
Suggesting a symbolic renewal of his vision after his time in the hospital, Reuven remarks that
he now can see the spirit of God
he sees aspects of his house and yard he never noticed before
he now realizes that he and Danny are like twins pursuing the same goals
He sees aspects of his house and yard he never noticed before
Why is Danny so upset when Levi is taken to the hospital?
He wants Levi to take over the tzaddik position in his place.
All the following occurs during Reuven’s extended explanation of a challenging Talmudic passage EXCEPT
when Rav Gershenson calls on him, he delivers a response that spans 4 days
when Rav Gershenson asks what he, not the commentators, thinks is the meaning of the passage, Reuven falls silent
Rav Gershenson recommends that Reuven simply make up an interpretation and meaning, just like other commentators
Rav Gershenson admits that he is unsure of the passage’s meaning as well
Rav Gershenson recommends that Reuven simply make up an interpretation and meaning, just like other commentators
The reason that Danny and Reuven do not talk for two years in college.
What is Mr. Malter's speech on the Zionist movement to create a Jewish state?
The father that believes the Holocaust was part of God's will.
Who is Reb Saunders?
All the following are distinctive features of novel EXCEPT
silence
struggle and suffering
father-son relationships
baseball being the best sport
perception and assumption
impaired sight and figurative blindness
4. baseball being the best sport
The reason that Reb Saunders reluctantly agrees to give Danny his blessing to become a psychologist.
What is Danny promising to remain an observer of the Commandments? (remain a religious Jew)
The way Reuven reacts and feels when Danny stops speaking to him
What is angry and devastated?
What are Mr. Malter’s efforts within the Zionist Movement based on?
financial benefit to his family
worry and fear of the future
vengeance against Europe for its persecution of Jews
making a positive impact on the world
2. worry and fear of the future
The term that means freedom to choose your own way of life without obligation to obey the commandments.
What is Apikorsim?