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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. Of all the drawings Asher makes for the mashpia, which person does he not draw?
(a) Aryeh.
(b) Yudel Krinsky.
(c) The Rebbe.
(d) Rivkeh.

2. What does the mashpia call Asher?
(a) Asherel.
(b) A.J.
(c) Mr. Lev.
(d) Asherie.

3. Which museum do Rivkeh and Asher visit together?
(a) The Brooks Museum.
(b) The Brooklyn Museum.
(c) The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(d) The Smithsonian.

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

5. The Ukrainian Jewish Communists published a newspaper called what?
(a) The Chumash.
(b) Stern.
(c) The Kiev Times.
(d) Pesach.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which summer activity do Asher's parents never engage?

2. What does Asher steal in order to use the gift of his artistry?

3. What does the housekeeper feed Asher as a bedtime snack?

4. The Lev family doctor warns Asher about the lead in which color of paint?

5. Which person's picture is on the wall in every classroom at Asher's school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Aryeh react to the Rebbe's decision to allow Asher to study under Jacob Kahn?

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

4. In Chapter 1, Asher sometimes goes with Aryeh to the office. What does Aryeh do there, according to Asher?

5. What does Asher know about his paternal grandfather?

6. Explain the Rebbe's opinion of Asher's desire to be an artist.

7. Why does Rivkeh want to enter the university?

8. 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.

9. 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?

10. The scene when Asher meets Yudel Krinsky for the first time becomes a very important subject for Asher's art. What is Yudel Krinsky doing at the moment of meeting Asher? How does he act?

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