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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 whom does Asher frequently dream?
(a) The mashpia.
(b) The Rebbe.
(c) His mythic ancestor.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.
2. Where does Asher insist on staying while his parents go to Europe?
(a) His street.
(b) His bedroom.
(c) The United States.
(d) The New York area.
3. Where does Asher go after school when Aryeh is out of town?
(a) The museum.
(b) The bakery.
(c) The fire station.
(d) The harbor.
4. Asher requests to live with which character while Aryeh and Rivkeh are in Europe?
(a) The mashpia.
(b) Yitzchok Lev.
(c) Yudel Krinsky.
(d) Jacob Kahn.
5. The next time Asher visits that museum, he makes sketches of the paintings that portray which person?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Moses.
(c) Josephus.
(d) Stalin.
Short Answer Questions
1. After completing her undergraduate degree, Rivkeh pursues a master's degree in which academic discipline?
2. Jacob Kahn speaks with a slight accent from which country?
3. Where do Asher and his family spend their summers?
4. In Chapter 6 during class, Asher draws a picture in which book?
5. At the end of Chapter 3, Asher unwittingly draws a picture in his notebook of whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Asher ask Yudel Krinsky questions about Russia?
2. Out of a deep longing to learn to use oil paints, Asher steals several tubes of oil paint and several brushes from Yudel Krinsky's store. What does he do with them? Why do you think he does this?
3. According to the mashpia's instructions, there are three types of Jews. List the types and explain them briefly.
4. Explain the Rebbe's opinion of Asher's desire to be an artist.
5. When Aryeh returns to Brooklyn for the Pesach, how does he treat Asher?
6. What happened to Yudel Krinsky in Russia? Describe some of his life before coming to the United States.
7. Why does Asher miss his father so much on the first Shabbos without him?
8. When talking with Asher about Vienna, what does Yudel Krinsky imply when he quotes, "honor your father and mother"?
9. What does Asher know about his paternal grandfather?
10. In Chapter 6, Rivkeh takes Asher to the Parkway Museum (also called the Brooklyn Museum). Describe their experience there.
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