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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the phrase used to describe the origin of things that are not holy or good?
(a) Shabbos.
(b) Ribbono shel olom.
(c) Krias shema.
(d) Sitra achra.

3. After feeling unable to correctly tint the shadows of Rivkeh's cheek with a pencil, Asher uses what object to create the color of shadow?
(a) Sand.
(b) Charcoal.
(c) Melted chocolate.
(d) A cigarette.

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

5. Asher requests to live with which character while Aryeh and Rivkeh are in Europe?
(a) Jacob Kahn.
(b) Yudel Krinsky.
(c) Yitzchok Lev.
(d) The mashpia.

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

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

8. In Chapter 3, Aryeh and Rivkeh begin to make plans to move to which European city?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Paris.
(c) The Hague.
(d) Vienna.

9. What college does Rivkeh enter?
(a) New York University.
(b) Brooklyn College.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Yeshiva College.

10. When Asher finishes his visit with the Rebbe, what is lying on his chair in the waiting room?
(a) A folded pencil drawing.
(b) A small oil painting.
(c) A woodcarving.
(d) A letter.

11. Who does not come to the Lev home on Sundays, leaving Rivkeh and Asher to fix lunch for themselves?
(a) Yudel Krinsky.
(b) The Rebbe.
(c) Mrs. Rackover.
(d) Yitzchok Lev.

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

13. Aryeh Lev is particularly concerned for the Jews of which country?
(a) Russia.
(b) East Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

14. What instrument does the Rebbe use to make a loud noise on Rosh Hashonoh?
(a) A tallis.
(b) A shofar.
(c) A trombone.
(d) A whistle.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After completing her undergraduate degree, Rivkeh pursues a master's degree in which academic discipline?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 7, the mashpia informs Asher that which person wants to meet with him?

4. In Chapter 2, Rivkeh tells Asher about the ancient, tragic event of the burning of what city's library?

5. Of all the drawings Asher makes for the mashpia, which person does he not draw?

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