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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Asher and Avraham Cutler go in Montmartre?
(a) A kosher restaurant.
(b) The cinema.
(c) Picasso's studio.
(d) The Moulin Rouge.

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

3. What does Jacob Kahn call the man who talks to them about the art market in Tokyo?
(a) Obnoxious.
(b) Naive.
(c) A whore.
(d) A shark.

4. When Asher falls asleep in class, the teacher makes fun of him by calling him which name?
(a) Michelangelo.
(b) Matisse.
(c) Sitra achra.
(d) Rembrandt.

5. According to Asher, which group of people first painted nudes?
(a) The French.
(b) The Mesopotamians.
(c) The Greeks.
(d) The Egyptians.

6. Whom does Asher meet for the first time when he enters Jacob Kahn's apartment?
(a) The mayor of New York City.
(b) Isaac Goldstein.
(c) Picasso.
(d) Anna Schaeffer.

7. Jacob Kahn states that all paintings fall into one of which two categories?
(a) Love and hate.
(b) Life and death.
(c) Impressionism and realism.
(d) Geometry and a flower.

8. Jacob Kahn warns Asher not to become a whore due to which part of Asher's dress?
(a) His payos (earlocks).
(b) His tefillin.
(c) His beret.
(d) His designer t-shirts.

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

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

11. In the evenings during the summer, which street do Asher and Jacob Kahn often walk on?
(a) Commercial Street.
(b) Fifth Avenue.
(c) Elm Street.
(d) Main Street.

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

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

14. Where does Jacob Kahn take Asher for the summer?
(a) Paris.
(b) Myrtle Beach.
(c) The Berkshires.
(d) Provincetown.

15. Jacob Kahn describes Asher as "too religious" to be which type of artist?
(a) Impressionist.
(b) Abstract Expressionist.
(c) Cubist.
(d) Fauve.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 9, Jacob Kahn encourages Asher to paint the full depth of his hatred for which person in his life?

3. Where do Asher's parents eat after the show?

4. Besides learning art, what does Asher learn from Jacob Kahn in Chapter 10?

5. Who is Avraham Cutler's father?

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