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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. On Shabbos afternoons, Aryeh returns to the synagogue alone in order to do what?
(a) Talk to the Rebbe about his work in Europe.
(b) Listen to the Rebbe speak.
(c) Eat a meal.
(d) Make phone calls to Europe.

2. What type of hat does Yudel Krinsky wear?
(a) A fez.
(b) A toboggan.
(c) A kaskett.
(d) A yarmulke.

3. On what subject matter does the mashpia teach?
(a) Social studies.
(b) Ladover Hasidism.
(c) Jewish history.
(d) Russian language.

4. While Asher is waiting to see the Rebbe, the other man in the waiting room is doing what?
(a) Studying Torah.
(b) Writing a letter.
(c) Reading a magazine.
(d) Drawing.

5. Asher begins to experience his art more deeply when what part of him changes?
(a) His brain.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His fingers.
(d) His heart.

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 what language does the mashpia communicate with his students?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 5, Asher draws a picture of the burning of which building?

4. When Rivkeh is worried for Aryeh's safety, to which relative does she cry out?

5. In Chapter 2, Aryeh becomes ill with what disease?

Short Essay Questions

1. Several times in Chapter 4, Aryeh explains his reasons for wanting to go to Europe to work for the Rebbe. Explain some of those reasons.

2. During Asher's struggles against going to Vienna, he asks why no one is listening to him. Rivkeh replies, "Everyone is listening. [...] There would be no problem if no one were listening to you, Asher." Explain what Rivkeh means by this statement.

3. When Asher first meets Jacob Kahn, what advice does Jacob give him concerning becoming an artist?

4. Whenever Aryeh leaves for a trip, Rivkeh says, "Have a safe journey, Aryeh." In Chapter 5, Asher begins to develop a sensitivity to Rivkeh's underlying emotions. Describe what Rivkeh is feeling when she says goodbye to Aryeh.

5. Describe Rivkeh's reaction to her loved one's death.

6. What happens to the Russian writers? How do the Levs react?

7. In Chapter 6 as Rivkeh and Asher adjust to life on their own, Rivkeh begins to talk about her grief over Yaakov's death. Which people in her life died prematurely, and how did she feel when that happened?

8. What does the mashpia do at Asher's school?

9. Yudel Krinsky mentions several differences between Russia and the United States. What is one difference?

10. Why does Rivkeh want to enter the university?

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