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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anna Schaeffer describes which character as her "Brooklyn prodigy"?
(a) Jacob Kahn.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Asher.
(d) Yitzchok Lev.

2. In which European city does Asher decide to stay for a year or two?
(a) Lisbon.
(b) Belfast.
(c) Florence.
(d) Paris.

3. Where is Asher in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) The hospital.
(b) Florence.
(c) His street in Brooklyn.
(d) Coney Island.

4. When the reviewers attack the Brooklyn Crucifixions, Anna Schaeffer calls them what name?
(a) Vultures.
(b) Ignorant people.
(c) Sharks.
(d) Swine.

5. Where do Asher and Avraham Cutler go in Montmartre?
(a) The Moulin Rouge.
(b) A kosher restaurant.
(c) Picasso's studio.
(d) The cinema.

6. In Chapter 9, Jacob Kahn travels to see an art show in which city?
(a) London.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) Paris.

7. For how much do Asher's small paintings sell?
(a) $3,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $35,000.
(d) $200.

8. In Chapter 14, which character does Asher call to ask about his parents?
(a) Yudel Krinsky.
(b) Avraham Cutler.
(c) Rav Dorochoff.
(d) The mashpia.

9. What is Yitzchok Lev's wife's name?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Goldie.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Cathy.

10. When Asher falls asleep in class, the teacher makes fun of him by calling him which name?
(a) Matisse.
(b) Rembrandt.
(c) Michelangelo.
(d) Sitra achra.

11. What is the setting of the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) The Levs' apartment.
(b) Jacob Kahn's studio.
(c) Asher's apartment in Europe.
(d) The Berkshire Mountains.

12. Whom does Asher meet for the first time when he enters Jacob Kahn's apartment?
(a) Isaac Goldstein.
(b) Anna Schaeffer.
(c) Picasso.
(d) The mayor of New York City.

13. In the evenings during the summer, which street do Asher and Jacob Kahn often walk on?
(a) Elm Street.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Fifth Avenue.
(d) Commercial Street.

14. What type of refreshments do they have at Asher's last show?
(a) Kosher food.
(b) Coffee and cookies.
(c) Wine and cheese.
(d) Smorgasbord.

15. What does Jacob Kahn call the man who talks to them about the art market in Tokyo?
(a) A whore.
(b) Naive.
(c) A shark.
(d) Obnoxious.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, Asher describes Jacob Kahn's show as which type of "affair"?

2. In the Brooklyn Crucifixions, what structure forms the crucifix?

3. While at Jacob Kahn's vacation home, what type of bird does Asher watch and paint frequently?

4. Jacob Kahn takes Asher to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to look at various paintings of which subject?

5. What city does Jacob Kahn describe as a "gift"?

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