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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the mashpia, which is the type of Jew who attains the greatest measure of righteousness?
(a) The tzaddik.
(b) The Ladover Hasid.
(c) The rosho.
(d) The benoni.

3. What maintained observant Judaism in Russia during the years before World War II?
(a) The Rebbe.
(b) The synagogues.
(c) The krias shema.
(d) Ladover yeshivos.

4. While Asher is waiting to see the Rebbe, the other man in the waiting room is doing what?
(a) Drawing.
(b) Studying Torah.
(c) Writing a letter.
(d) Reading a magazine.

5. Where does Asher's aunt Leah live?
(a) Boston.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Orange, New Jersey.
(d) Vienna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yudel Krinsky shows Asher how to use a fixative to keep what artistic medium from rubbing off the paper?

2. Jacob Kahn speaks with a slight accent from which country?

3. The Ukrainian Jewish Communists published a newspaper called what?

4. Asher begins to experience his art more deeply when what part of him changes?

5. What city does Jacob Kahn describe as a "gift"?

(see the answer key)

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