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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9 when Aryeh comes home for a visit, how does he look?
(a) Old and tired.
(b) Healthy.
(c) Triumphant.
(d) Angry.

2. Jacob Kahn compares his sculpting of Asher to which famous piece of art?
(a) American Gothic.
(b) The Mona Lisa.
(c) The Sistine Chapel.
(d) The David.

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

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

5. While wandering alone through Manhattan, Asher visits whose art gallery?
(a) The Rebbe's.
(b) Jacob Kahn's.
(c) Anna Schaeffer's.
(d) Picasso's.

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

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

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

9. Where do Asher and Jacob Kahn go to view a Van Gogh exhibit?
(a) Boston.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Toronto.

10. What type of artists did Jacob Kahn know in Paris?
(a) Cubists.
(b) Abstract artists.
(c) Impressionists.
(d) Fauves.

11. What language does the Rebbe encourage Asher to study in college?
(a) Russian.
(b) German.
(c) Greek.
(d) Arabic.

12. After word has gotten around about the Brooklyn Crucifixions, where does the Rebbe ask Asher to live?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Paris.
(c) Florence.
(d) Manhattan.

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

14. What kind of hat does Asher wear?
(a) Beret.
(b) Fez.
(c) Fisherman's cap.
(d) Baseball cap.

15. In Chapter 12, Rivkeh asks Asher several times if what type of painting will appear in his shows?
(a) Crucifixions.
(b) Nudes.
(c) Abstract impressionism.
(d) Portraits of people they know.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Asher accuses Aryeh of being blind in which way?

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

4. In admiring Asher's first work of art in the Kahn studio, Jacob Kahn calls the work what?

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

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