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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what name does the Lev family frequently call the Jewish God?
(a) Krias Shema.
(b) Ribbono Shel Olom.
(c) Torah.
(d) Tallis.

2. On Shabbos afternoons, Aryeh returns to the synagogue alone in order to do what?
(a) Make phone calls to Europe.
(b) Eat a meal.
(c) Listen to the Rebbe speak.
(d) Talk to the Rebbe about his work in Europe.

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

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

5. Jacob Kahn wears what type of facial hair?
(a) A large mustache.
(b) Mutton chops.
(c) A goatee.
(d) A beard.

6. In Chapter 6, Asher begins to want to use which artistic medium and discovers that he cannot afford it?
(a) Charcoal.
(b) Oil paints.
(c) Chalk pastel.
(d) Clay.

7. At the beginning of Chapter 7, the mashpia informs Asher that which person wants to meet with him?
(a) Aryeh.
(b) The Rebbe.
(c) Jacob Kahn.
(d) Yudel Krinsky.

8. After completing her undergraduate degree, Rivkeh pursues a master's degree in which academic discipline?
(a) Religious studies.
(b) Russian affairs.
(c) Jewish literature.
(d) Mathematics.

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

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

11. In Chapter 2, Rivkeh tells Asher about the ancient, tragic event of the burning of what city's library?
(a) Constantinople.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Rome.

12. What are the Shabbos songs called?
(a) Mishnah.
(b) Zemiros.
(c) Torah.
(d) Krias shema.

13. In Chapter 2, Aryeh's travel becomes hindered by a snowstorm, leaving him stranded in which city?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

14. Of all the drawings Asher makes for the mashpia, which person does he not draw?
(a) The Rebbe.
(b) Aryeh.
(c) Rivkeh.
(d) Yudel Krinsky.

15. Which painting does Jacob Kahn command Asher to study first?
(a) Van Gogh's Starry Night.
(b) Chagall's Lovers in the Moonlight.
(c) Picasso's Guernica.
(d) Munch's The Scream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the phrase used to describe the origin of things that are not holy or good?

2. Which character's unexpected death causes Rivkeh to fall into a serious depression?

3. While Asher is waiting to see the Rebbe, the other man in the waiting room is doing what?

4. Which character leads services at the synagogue?

5. Where does Asher go after school when Aryeh is out of town?

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