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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, after having viewed the Pieta, Asher draws a man surrounded by what?
(a) Fallen leaves.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Sea gulls.
(d) Mud.

2. In which university does Rivkeh teach Russian affairs?
(a) Bronx University.
(b) New York University.
(c) Brooklyn College.
(d) Columbia University.

3. Anna Schaeffer describes which character as her "Brooklyn prodigy"?
(a) Yitzchok Lev.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Jacob Kahn.
(d) Asher.

4. In Paris, Jacob Kahn worked with which famous artist?
(a) Matisse.
(b) Chagall.
(c) Van Gogh.
(d) Picasso.

5. In Chapter 11, Asher describes Jacob Kahn's show as which type of "affair"?
(a) Black-tie.
(b) Informal.
(c) Raucous.
(d) Humdrum.

6. In what month does Asher meet with Jacob Kahn for the first time?
(a) November.
(b) February.
(c) March.
(d) May.

7. For how much do Asher's small paintings sell?
(a) $200.
(b) $3,000.
(c) $35,000.
(d) $1,000.

8. Where do Asher and Jacob Kahn go to view a Van Gogh exhibit?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Toronto.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Boston.

9. Where does Asher want to go after graduating?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Medical school.
(c) Europe.
(d) Columbia University.

10. In Chapter 8, Aryeh disappears without a trace for a while, but in the beginning of Chapter 9, he sends Rivkeh and Asher a telegram from which city?
(a) Kiev.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Paris.

11. Where does Asher have his first experience of painting a nude?
(a) In school.
(b) At home.
(c) Jacob Kahn's studio.
(d) An art class at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

12. What city does Jacob Kahn describe as a "gift"?
(a) Florence.
(b) Vicenza.
(c) Athens.
(d) Beirut.

13. Which college does Asher plan to attend?
(a) Brooklyn College.
(b) Columbia.
(c) New York University.
(d) Harvard.

14. What type of artists did Jacob Kahn know in Paris?
(a) Cubists.
(b) Impressionists.
(c) Abstract artists.
(d) Fauves.

15. Which biblical book does the matron of the hotel read continually?
(a) Deuteronomy.
(b) Psalms.
(c) Proverbs.
(d) Genesis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Asher fly with Jacob Kahn to see a Matisse exhibition?

2. At Jacob Kahn's vacation home, in which part of the house does Asher live?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 12, Aryeh and Rivkeh share a private joke over which of Rivkeh's habits?

4. Aryeh notes that someone in Florence thought he belonged to which religious group?

5. Jacob Kahn describes Asher as "too religious" to be which type of artist?

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