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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 4, when Asher goes to Yudel Krinsky to ask him about Russian Jewish history, what is Yudel eating?
(a) A Seder meal.
(b) Cookies and milk.
(c) Bagels and lox.
(d) Hard-boiled eggs and matzos.

2. In Chapter 11, where does Asher spend the month of July?
(a) The Berkshires.
(b) London.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Provincetown.

3. Who is the Rebbe's chief of staff?
(a) Rav Mendel Dorochoff.
(b) Reb Joseph Cutler.
(c) Yitzchok Lev.
(d) Jacob Kahn.

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

5. After looking at what was left on his chair in the Rebbe's waiting room, Asher draws a picture and dates it using which calendar style?
(a) Jewish.
(b) English.
(c) Russian.
(d) European.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the mashpia, Jewish souls are like what?

3. What is Yitzchok Lev's wife's name?

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

5. At the end of Chapter 4, Asher hears that which Russian prisoners have been released?

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