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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the mashpia, Jewish souls are like what?
(a) "The commandments of the Torah."
(b) "The universal element of fire."
(c) "The master of the universe."
(d) "The flame of a candle."

2. Who does not come to the Lev home on Sundays, leaving Rivkeh and Asher to fix lunch for themselves?
(a) Yudel Krinsky.
(b) The Rebbe.
(c) Mrs. Rackover.
(d) Yitzchok Lev.

3. Which character does Asher meet in the store amidst many boxes of matzos?
(a) Jacob Kahn.
(b) Joseph Cutler.
(c) Yudel Krinsky.
(d) The Rebbe.

4. Where does Asher go after school when Aryeh is out of town?
(a) The harbor.
(b) The fire station.
(c) The museum.
(d) The bakery.

5. What does Asher's father make every morning for breakfast?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Scrambled eggs.
(c) Toast.
(d) Orange juice.

6. Yudel Krinsky describes Siberia as the home of which being?
(a) Abraham.
(b) Stalin.
(c) The angel Michael.
(d) The Angel of Death.

7. In Chapter 2, Aryeh's travel becomes hindered by a snowstorm, leaving him stranded in which city?
(a) Boston.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Philadelphia.

8. At the end of Chapter 6, three new Jewish families move to Asher's neighborhood from which country?
(a) East Germany.
(b) Poland.
(c) Russia.
(d) Hungary.

9. The next time Asher visits that museum, he makes sketches of the paintings that portray which person?
(a) Moses.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Josephus.
(d) Stalin.

10. In Chapter 6 during class, Asher draws a picture in which book?
(a) A Torah.
(b) His English book.
(c) A Chumash.
(d) His math book.

11. What type of hat does Yudel Krinsky wear?
(a) A toboggan.
(b) A kaskett.
(c) A yarmulke.
(d) A fez.

12. Which character's unexpected death causes Rivkeh to fall into a serious depression?
(a) The Rebbe.
(b) Yaakov.
(c) Aryeh.
(d) Asher's brother.

13. In which academic discipline does Aryeh have a master's degree?
(a) Jewish history.
(b) Political science.
(c) Russian history and culture.
(d) International business.

14. In what language does the mashpia communicate with his students?
(a) English.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) Aramaic.
(d) Yiddish.

15. Yudel Krinsky spent many years in which geographical region?
(a) East Germany.
(b) The Yukon.
(c) Siberia.
(d) Patagonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aryeh and Asher wear what type of traditional hairstyle?

2. The Rebbe gives Asher permission to follow which vocation?

3. What is the phrase used to describe the origin of things that are not holy or good?

4. Of whom does Asher frequently dream?

5. In the first paragraph of Chapter 3, Aryeh announces the death of which world leader?

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