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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Paris, Jacob Kahn worked with which famous artist?
(a) Chagall.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Van Gogh.
(d) Matisse.

2. Aryeh notes that someone in Florence thought he belonged to which religious group?
(a) Islam.
(b) Greek Orthodoxy.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Catholicism.

3. In Chapter 11, Asher mentions that which character has passed away?
(a) Anna Schaeffer.
(b) Yitzchok Lev.
(c) The mashpia.
(d) Mrs. Rackover.

4. When Jacob Kahn is demanding that Asher consider a different vocation, he describes art as what?
(a) A wife.
(b) A god.
(c) A religion.
(d) A feel-good experience.

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

6. What city does Jacob Kahn describe as a "gift"?
(a) Beirut.
(b) Athens.
(c) Vicenza.
(d) Florence.

7. According to Asher, which group of people first painted nudes?
(a) The Greeks.
(b) The French.
(c) The Mesopotamians.
(d) The Egyptians.

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

9. Where does Jacob Kahn live?
(a) Queens.
(b) Upper Manhattan.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) The Bronx.

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

11. In Chapter 10, which museum do Jacob Kahn and Asher visit together?
(a) The Smithsonian.
(b) The Louvre.
(c) The Chrysler Museum.
(d) The Brooklyn Museum.

12. What is the title of the book Rivkeh's professor gives to Asher?
(a) A Biography of Picasso.
(b) Russian Art Through the Centuries.
(c) The Art Spirit.
(d) Great Jewish Artists.

13. In the Brooklyn Crucifixions, what structure forms the crucifix?
(a) Telephone poles.
(b) A Venetian blind.
(c) Lightning.
(d) A tree.

14. Besides learning art, what does Asher learn from Jacob Kahn in Chapter 10?
(a) Reading French.
(b) Playing golf.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Weaving.

15. Who is Avraham Cutler's father?
(a) The Rebbe.
(b) Reuben Cutler.
(c) The mashpia.
(d) Yudel Krinsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of the beginning of Chapter 14?

2. What language does the Rebbe encourage Asher to study in college?

3. In the evenings during the summer, which street do Asher and Jacob Kahn often walk on?

4. Where does Jacob Kahn take Asher for the summer?

5. At the show, Jacob Kahn tells Asher that he wishes he had whose "gall"?

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