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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Asher in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Coney Island.
(b) His street in Brooklyn.
(c) Florence.
(d) The hospital.

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

3. Jacob Kahn compares his sculpting of Asher to which famous piece of art?
(a) The David.
(b) The Sistine Chapel.
(c) American Gothic.
(d) The Mona Lisa.

4. What biblical book does Asher read on the holiday of Tisha b'Av?
(a) Lamentations.
(b) Genesis.
(c) Psalms.
(d) Jonah.

5. While in Europe, what does Asher receive in the mail from Anna Schaeffer?
(a) An envelope full of cash.
(b) A box of cookies.
(c) A beret.
(d) An irate letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Asher and Avraham Cutler go in Montmartre?

2. For how much do Asher's small paintings sell?

3. In Chapter 12, Rivkeh asks Asher several times if what type of painting will appear in his shows?

4. Asher's first original creation in Jacob Kahn's studio is in what medium?

5. In Chapter 9 when Aryeh comes home for a visit, how does he look?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Asher's strongest memory of his first art show?

2. Describe the reactions of Aryeh and Rivkeh when Asher announces that he plans to spend the summer in Europe.

3. Why does Asher begin carrying messages for the Rebbe?

4. Which four people from the Bible does the Pieta portray?

5. Why does the Rebbe want Asher to study Russian?

6. Describe the sculpture that Jacob Kahn specifically keeps for himself in Chapter 11, purportedly at his wife's request.

7. At the end of Chapter 8, where is Aryeh?

8. Describe Asher's surroundings while he lives with Jacob Kahn in Provincetown.

9. Describe how Jacob Kahn looks in Chapter 14.

10. Describe the Brooklyn Crucifixions.

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