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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which person's picture is on the wall in every classroom at Asher's school?
2. What type of work did Aryeh's father perform for the Rebbe's father?
3. The Lev family doctor warns Asher about the lead in which color of paint?
4. Of whom does Asher frequently dream?
5. In Chapter 6, Asher remembers a conversation between himself as a toddler and Aryeh regarding which publication?
Short Essay Questions
1. Yudel Krinsky mentions several differences between Russia and the United States. What is one difference?
2. When Asher first meets Jacob Kahn, what advice does Jacob give him concerning becoming an artist?
3. Whenever Aryeh leaves for a trip, Rivkeh says, "Have a safe journey, Aryeh." In Chapter 5, Asher begins to develop a sensitivity to Rivkeh's underlying emotions. Describe what Rivkeh is feeling when she says goodbye to Aryeh.
4. What happens to the Russian writers? How do the Levs react?
5. Why does Asher miss his father so much on the first Shabbos without him?
6. According to the mashpia's instructions, there are three types of Jews. List the types and explain them briefly.
7. Where does the Lev family spend their summers? What do they do there?
8. In Chapter 6 as Rivkeh and Asher adjust to life on their own, Rivkeh begins to talk about her grief over Yaakov's death. Which people in her life died prematurely, and how did she feel when that happened?
9. In Chapter 6, Rivkeh takes Asher to the Parkway Museum (also called the Brooklyn Museum). Describe their experience there.
10. What does the mashpia do at Asher's school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Asher eventually comes to realize that his mythic ancestor betrayed the Jewish community just as he also is betraying the community. Explain this relationship. How does this affect the way Asher feels about his mythic ancestor and about his heritage? Does it make Asher less fearful of his mythic ancestor, or does the mythic ancestor always have a grip of terror on Asher's dream life? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Why does Asher have to move to Paris after his community sees the Brooklyn Crucifixions? Do you think Asher was right to leave Brooklyn, or do you think he should have publicly defended his work? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Aryeh Lev risks his health and at times his life to help bring Russian Jews to safety, even though Rivkeh and Asher worry about him intensely. Do you think Aryeh makes a wise decision to travel abroad for the Rebbe, or do you think he would have been wiser to stay in Brooklyn? Write your idea of what might have happened if Aryeh had stayed in Brooklyn during Asher's artistically formative years.
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