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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Asher enters the Rebbe's office, what is the first question the Rebbe asks?
(a) "How are you?"
(b) "How is your father?"
(c) "Is school going well?"
(d) "How is your mother?"

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) Melted chocolate.
(c) Charcoal.
(d) A cigarette.

4. While Asher is waiting to see the Rebbe, the other man in the waiting room is doing what?
(a) Studying Torah.
(b) Reading a magazine.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Writing a letter.

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

6. The next time Asher visits that museum, he makes sketches of the paintings that portray which person?
(a) Josephus.
(b) Moses.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Stalin.

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

8. Asher begins to experience his art more deeply when what part of him changes?
(a) His heart.
(b) His fingers.
(c) His brain.
(d) His eyes.

9. Yudel Krinsky begins to work in a store that sells what type of merchandise?
(a) Stationery.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Kosher baked goods.

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

11. Who is the Rebbe's chief of staff?
(a) Yitzchok Lev.
(b) Rav Mendel Dorochoff.
(c) Reb Joseph Cutler.
(d) Jacob Kahn.

12. In order to go to Europe, Asher has to go downtown to obtain which type of document?
(a) A Social Security card.
(b) A plane ticket.
(c) A passport.
(d) A birth certificate.

13. Where does Asher insist on staying while his parents go to Europe?
(a) His bedroom.
(b) The United States.
(c) The New York area.
(d) His street.

14. Which character's unexpected death causes Rivkeh to fall into a serious depression?
(a) The Rebbe.
(b) Aryeh.
(c) Yaakov.
(d) Asher's brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 4, Asher hears that which Russian prisoners have been released?

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

4. What objects does the mashpia provide in order to see Asher's gift?

5. After looking at what was left on his chair in the Rebbe's waiting room, Asher draws a picture and dates it using which calendar style?

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