2. In Chapter 11, Asher mentions that which character has passed away?
(a) Mrs. Rackover.
(b) Yitzchok Lev.
(c) The mashpia.
(d) Anna Schaeffer.

3. Asher's first original creation in Jacob Kahn's studio is in what medium?
(a) Marble.
(b) Oils on canvas.
(c) Charcoals.
(d) Plaster of paris.

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

5. After word has gotten around about the Brooklyn Crucifixions, where does the Rebbe ask Asher to live?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Florence.
(c) Paris.
(d) Manhattan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of hat does Asher wear?

2. Asher copies which painting as a gift for the classmate who teases him?

3. In the evenings during the summer, which street do Asher and Jacob Kahn often walk on?

4. Anna Schaeffer describes which character as her "Brooklyn prodigy"?

5. Jacob Kahn warns Asher not to become a whore due to which part of Asher's dress?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Rav Dorochoff react to Asher's calling him in the middle of the night?

2. What does Asher draw for his enemy classmate? Describe the picture.

3. Before meeting with Jacob Kahn for the first time, Asher receives an assignment from him to read a story from the New Testament. What is the story? How does Asher feel about reading it?

4. Describe the person with whom Asher stays in Florence.

5. What is the illness that forces Jacob Kahn into bed for a few days?

6. What does Jacob Kahn say about the first painting Asher creates of his enemy classmate?

7. How do the strangers at the art show react to the Brooklyn Crucifixions?

8. What does Rivkeh learn from a professor at her university about Jacob Kahn?

9. In Chapter 13, Asher's understanding of his mythic ancestor changes. What does Asher realize about him?

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

(see the answer keys)

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