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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day is it when Asher and Aryeh have the discussion about blindness and about the technical language of the critics?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Shabbos.
(c) Monday.
(d) Yom Kippur.

2. In her long weeks of studying and of waiting for Aryeh to return, Rivkeh picks up the habit of gnawing on what object?
(a) A gingersnap.
(b) A pencil.
(c) An eraser.
(d) One of Asher's paintbrushes.

3. What objects does the mashpia provide in order to see Asher's gift?
(a) A chalkboard and some chalk.
(b) A notebook and a pencil.
(c) A piece of canvas board and some paints.
(d) A piece of paper and a pen.

4. In what language does the mashpia communicate with his students?
(a) Aramaic.
(b) English.
(c) Hebrew.
(d) Yiddish.

5. At the end of Chapter 4, Asher hears that which Russian prisoners have been released?
(a) Yudel Krinsky's coworkers.
(b) The Jewish bakers.
(c) Everyone in debtors' prison.
(d) The Jewish doctors.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to go to Europe, Asher has to go downtown to obtain which type of document?

2. In Chapter 12, Rivkeh asks Asher several times if what type of painting will appear in his shows?

3. To whom is Jacob Kahn referring when he mentions the "old Spaniard"?

4. Jacob Kahn wears what type of facial hair?

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

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