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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 14 when Asher cannot find his parents, where are they?
(a) Out to dinner at a kosher restaurant.
(b) The subway.
(c) The University of Chicago.
(d) Vienna.

3. Asher's first original creation in Jacob Kahn's studio is in what medium?
(a) Charcoals.
(b) Marble.
(c) Plaster of paris.
(d) Oils on canvas.

4. At the show, Jacob Kahn tells Asher that he wishes he had whose "gall"?
(a) Picasso's.
(b) Moses's.
(c) The Rebbe's.
(d) Chagall's.

5. In Chapter 14, Asher visits which character who has been ill?
(a) Rivkeh Lev.
(b) The mashpia.
(c) Mrs. Rackover.
(d) Jacob Kahn.

6. Asher copies which painting as a gift for the classmate who teases him?
(a) Michelangelo's Last Judgment.
(b) Van Gogh's Starry Night.
(c) The Mona Lisa.
(d) Titian's The Sacrifice of Abraham.

7. What biblical book does Asher read on the holiday of Tisha b'Av?
(a) Jonah.
(b) Lamentations.
(c) Genesis.
(d) Psalms.

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

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

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

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

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

13. While at Jacob Kahn's vacation home, what type of bird does Asher watch and paint frequently?
(a) Pigeon.
(b) Gull.
(c) Sparrow.
(d) Robin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which age does Jacob Kahn say he would like to live past?

2. What day is it when Asher and Aryeh have the discussion about blindness and about the technical language of the critics?

3. Jacob Kahn describes Asher as "too religious" to be which type of artist?

4. On what day of the week does Asher visit Jacob Kahn?

5. In Chapter 11, Asher mentions that which character has passed away?

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