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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, Aryeh disappears without a trace for a while, but in the beginning of Chapter 9, he sends Rivkeh and Asher a telegram from which city?
(a) Paris.
(b) Kiev.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Madrid.

2. To whom is Jacob Kahn referring when he mentions the "old Spaniard"?
(a) Matisse.
(b) Don Quixote.
(c) Francisco Franco.
(d) Picasso.

3. Whom does Asher meet for the first time when he enters Jacob Kahn's apartment?
(a) Picasso.
(b) Isaac Goldstein.
(c) The mayor of New York City.
(d) Anna Schaeffer.

4. Which character leads services at the synagogue?
(a) Aryeh.
(b) The Rebbe.
(c) Yudel Krinsky.
(d) The mashpia.

5. Asher sees strong similarities between the face of the mashpia and the face of which other character?
(a) The Rebbe.
(b) Jacob Kahn.
(c) Aryeh.
(d) Yudel Krinsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jacob Kahn live?

2. According to the mashpia, which is the type of Jew who attains the greatest measure of righteousness?

3. When Asher falls asleep in class, the teacher makes fun of him by calling him which name?

4. Where does Jacob Kahn take Asher for the summer?

5. Aryeh and Asher wear what type of traditional hairstyle?

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