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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which summer activity do Asher's parents never engage?
(a) Rowing.
(b) Throwing darts.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Playing tennis.

3. 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) Charcoal.
(d) Gouache.

4. Asher begins to experience his art more deeply when what part of him changes?
(a) His heart.
(b) His brain.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His fingers.

5. In Chapter 8 while Jacob Kahn is beginning to teach Asher to be an artist, he draws a pen-and-ink drawing of what subject?
(a) Asher.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) His home neighborhood.
(d) A still life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of work did Aryeh's father perform for the Rebbe's father?

2. In Chapter 4, when Asher goes to Yudel Krinsky to ask him about Russian Jewish history, what is Yudel eating?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 5, Asher draws a picture of the burning of which building?

4. In Chapter 2, Aryeh's travel becomes hindered by a snowstorm, leaving him stranded in which city?

5. In Chapter 6, Asher begins to want to use which artistic medium and discovers that he cannot afford it?

(see the answer key)

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