The Chosen

by Chaim Potok

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The Chosen Questions and Answers

What is the significance of the title of The Chosen by Chaim Potok?

How can the quote, "No one knows he is fortunate until he becomes unfortunate," by David Malter, be used to introduce the novel? 

What are your realizations or reflections after reading the novel "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok?

Discuss the role of female characters in The Chosen by Chaim Potok. What accounts for their discernible lack of influence in the book? Was this deliberate on Potok's part? Use evidence from the novel to support your view of this question.

What happens to change the relationship between Reuven and Danny in The Chosen by Chaim Potok?

In The Chosen, what is the irony about Reven's declaration to Rabbi Saunders that he will become a Rabbi?

What is the major theme of The Chosen?

How does the author convey Danny's increasing sense of being trapped by his father's way of life in The Chosen?

In The Chosen, what painful thing does Reuven do just before the game starts?

What are some traits that describe Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders in The Chosen by Chaim Potok?

In The Chosen, why is Reuven glad he restrains the anger he feels toward the anti-Zionist Hasidic students after the UN declares it will vote on the creation of Israel?

The focus throughout The Chosen is on a small Jewish enclave in Brooklyn. What, then, does Reb Saunders mean when he declares that he wants Danny to be a tzaddik for the world? 

What are some examples of sadness in "The Chosen"?

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Who is the better friend in The Chosen: Danny or Reuben?

In The Chosen by Potok, how is Billy Merrit's accident and subsequent blindness a metaphor for the cause and condition of Danny Saunder's blindness?

What is the genre for The Chosen by Chaim Potok?

Why are the women’s voices are excluded?

Explain Irgun Terrorism from The Chosen.

What is mysticism in Chaim Potok's The Chosen?

Regarding my teacher's assignment on Chaim Potok's The Chosen, I have no idea on what he means by this or how he wants this set up: After completing the remaining pages, go though the entire text and pick out seven passages containing the word "world." You do not need to type out your chosen passages; just cite the first few words, use an ellipsis (e.g.,  . . .), then cite the last few, and the page references. Go to an Internet dictionary of your choosing, print out the definitions you find for the word :world," and indicate which meaning fits the contexts of your selected passages. See how many different meanings you can find.

What is the price that both boys must pay for their father's political beliefs?

In regards to The Chosen, what is Shabbat?