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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. In which academic discipline does Aryeh have a master's degree?
(a) International business.
(b) Russian history and culture.
(c) Jewish history.
(d) Political science.

2. Which character's unexpected death causes Rivkeh to fall into a serious depression?
(a) Asher's brother.
(b) The Rebbe.
(c) Aryeh.
(d) Yaakov.

3. What job did Yudel Krinsky have in Russia?
(a) Making brooches.
(b) Making hatpins.
(c) Selling paper and paints.
(d) Fixing furnaces.

4. In Chapter 2, Rivkeh tells Asher about the ancient, tragic event of the burning of what city's library?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Constantinople.
(d) Rome.

5. Asher Lev introduces himself as being the painter of which great painting?
(a) Brooklyn Crucifixion.
(b) David.
(c) Crucifixion at Dawn.
(d) Pieta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which painting does Jacob Kahn command Asher to study first?

2. What does Asher's father make every morning for breakfast?

3. In Chapter 6 during class, Asher draws a picture in which book?

4. Which character does Asher meet in the store amidst many boxes of matzos?

5. Who does not come to the Lev home on Sundays, leaving Rivkeh and Asher to fix lunch for themselves?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. The mashpia talks with Asher about his behavior in school, such as his drawing the Rebbe in the Chumash. Then, he leaves Asher in the office with a notebook. What happens next?

4. When talking with Asher about Vienna, what does Yudel Krinsky imply when he quotes, "honor your father and mother"?

5. Why does Asher miss his father so much on the first Shabbos without him?

6. 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.

7. In Chapter 6, Rivkeh takes Asher to the Parkway Museum (also called the Brooklyn Museum). Describe their experience there.

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

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

10. When Aryeh returns to Brooklyn for the Pesach, how does he treat Asher?

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