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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the mashpia, Jewish souls are like what?
(a) "The commandments of the Torah."
(b) "The flame of a candle."
(c) "The master of the universe."
(d) "The universal element of fire."

2. Yudel Krinsky shows Asher how to use a fixative to keep what artistic medium from rubbing off the paper?
(a) Oil paint.
(b) Pencil.
(c) Gouache.
(d) Charcoal.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 4, which person does Asher draw repeatedly?
(a) The Rebbe.
(b) Jacob Kahn.
(c) His mythic ancestor.
(d) Stalin.

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

5. Jacob Kahn speaks with a slight accent from which country?
(a) England.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Austria.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Asher insist on staying while his parents go to Europe?

2. In Chapter 11, Asher describes Jacob Kahn's show as which type of "affair"?

3. Who is the Rebbe's chief of staff?

4. When Asher enters the Rebbe's office, what is the first question the Rebbe asks?

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

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