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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Yudel Krinsky describes which place as "a city of cafes and waltzes"?
(a) Lisbon.
(b) Munich.
(c) Vienna.
(d) London.
2. 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) Melted chocolate.
(b) Charcoal.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) Sand.
3. What does the mashpia call Asher?
(a) Mr. Lev.
(b) Asherel.
(c) Asherie.
(d) A.J.
4. The Ukrainian Jewish Communists published a newspaper called what?
(a) Pesach.
(b) The Kiev Times.
(c) Stern.
(d) The Chumash.
5. Aryeh and Asher wear what type of traditional hairstyle?
(a) Shaved head.
(b) Goatee.
(c) Mullet.
(d) Sidecurls.
Short Answer Questions
1. Yudel Krinsky shows Asher how to use a fixative to keep what artistic medium from rubbing off the paper?
2. In Chapter 6, Rivkeh brings Asher a significant gift of all the necessary items for which activity?
3. What type of work did Aryeh's father perform for the Rebbe's father?
4. According to the mashpia, which is the type of Jew who attains the greatest measure of righteousness?
5. In the first paragraph of Chapter 3, Aryeh announces the death of which world leader?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the class's and the teacher's reactions to Asher's drawing in a Chumash. Why do you think they react in this way?
2. What does the mashpia do at Asher's school?
3. Why does Asher miss his father so much on the first Shabbos without him?
4. Yudel Krinsky mentions several differences between Russia and the United States. What is one difference?
5. Describe Asher's mythic ancestor.
6. When Aryeh returns to Brooklyn for the Pesach, how does he treat Asher?
7. At the end of Chapter 3, Asher draws a picture of Stalin in his notebook without realizing it. What do you think is happening in Asher's mind when he draws things without being aware of it?
8. What happened to Yudel Krinsky in Russia? Describe some of his life before coming to the United States.
9. According to the mashpia's instructions, there are three types of Jews. List the types and explain them briefly.
10. Explain the Rebbe's opinion of Asher's desire to be an artist.
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