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The Chosen
Chaim Potok
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapters 5–6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapters 9–10
Chapters 11–12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapters 15–16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Characters
Character List
Reuven Malter
Danny Saunders
David Malter
Reb Saunders
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
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Important Quotes Explained
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapters 5-6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapters 9-10
Chapters 11-12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapters 15-16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
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Further Study
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1
of 5
What year was author Chaim Potok born?
1939
1929
1919
1889
2
of 5
Which school did Potok attend that was similar to the fictional college in The Chosen?
the University of Pennsylvania
The Jewish Theological Seminary
Hirsch Seminary and College
Yeshiva University
3
of 5
Other than literature, what form of art did Potok practice his whole life?
Music
Ballet
Painting
Cookery
4
of 5
Which section of the novel is concerned with the Zionist movement?
The first third
The middle third
The final third
The prologue
5
of 5
Potok offers insight into the challenges of faith in Jewish American life in his depictions of ___.
Friendship
Marriage
Collegial relationships
Teacher-student relationships
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