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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who killed Aryeh's father?
(a) A rich Russian landowner.
(b) A peasant who was drunk.
(c) Stalin.
(d) An American soldier.

2. Which character does not want to leave Brooklyn to go to Europe?
(a) Yitzchok Lev.
(b) Rivkeh.
(c) Asher.
(d) The Rebbe.

3. The Ukrainian Jewish Communists published a newspaper called what?
(a) Pesach.
(b) The Chumash.
(c) Stern.
(d) The Kiev Times.

4. According to the mashpia, which is the type of Jew who attains the greatest measure of righteousness?
(a) The tzaddik.
(b) The rosho.
(c) The benoni.
(d) The Ladover Hasid.

5. What does the mashpia call Asher?
(a) Asherie.
(b) Mr. Lev.
(c) Asherel.
(d) A.J.

6. The Rebbe gives Asher permission to follow which vocation?
(a) Painting.
(b) Baking.
(c) Clockmaking.
(d) Writing.

7. At the end of Chapter 3, Asher unwittingly draws a picture in his notebook of whom?
(a) His mythic ancestor.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Hitler.
(d) The Rebbe.

8. 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.

9. Where do Asher and his family spend their summers?
(a) Myrtle Beach.
(b) Berkshire Mountains.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Manhattan.

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

11. Asher Lev introduces himself as being the painter of which great painting?
(a) David.
(b) Pieta.
(c) Brooklyn Crucifixion.
(d) Crucifixion at Dawn.

12. When Rivkeh is worried for Aryeh's safety, to which relative does she cry out?
(a) Yitzchok Lev.
(b) Leah.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Yaakov.

13. Which person's picture is on the wall in every classroom at Asher's school?
(a) Abraham.
(b) Moses.
(c) The Rebbe.
(d) Yudel Krinsky.

14. Where does Asher's aunt Leah live?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Boston.
(c) Orange, New Jersey.
(d) Vienna.

15. What does the housekeeper feed Asher as a bedtime snack?
(a) Hot chocolate.
(b) Orange juice.
(c) Matzos.
(d) Cookies and milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jacob Kahn speaks with a slight accent from which country?

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

3. In Chapter 6, Rivkeh brings Asher a significant gift of all the necessary items for which activity?

4. What does Asher's father make every morning for breakfast?

5. In what language does the mashpia communicate with his students?

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