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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. At Jacob Kahn's vacation home, in which part of the house does Asher live?
(a) A sun porch.
(b) The attic.
(c) The studio.
(d) The basement.

2. In Chapter 11, where does Asher spend the month of July?
(a) The Berkshires.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Provincetown.
(d) London.

3. On what day of the week does Asher visit Jacob Kahn?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Wednesday.

4. When Asher falls asleep in class, the teacher makes fun of him by calling him which name?
(a) Matisse.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Sitra achra.
(d) Rembrandt.

5. Where do Asher and Avraham Cutler go in Montmartre?
(a) The cinema.
(b) A kosher restaurant.
(c) Picasso's studio.
(d) The Moulin Rouge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jacob Kahn compares his sculpting of Asher to which famous piece of art?

2. What biblical book does Asher read on the holiday of Tisha b'Av?

3. Where does Asher have his first experience of painting a nude?

4. Anna Schaeffer describes which character as her "Brooklyn prodigy"?

5. While in Europe, what does Asher receive in the mail from Anna Schaeffer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before meeting with Jacob Kahn for the first time, Asher receives an assignment from him to read a story from the New Testament. What is the story? How does Asher feel about reading it?

2. Describe the reactions of Aryeh and Rivkeh when Asher announces that he plans to spend the summer in Europe.

3. How does Asher describe the difference between a naked woman and a nude?

4. Describe the Brooklyn Crucifixions.

5. Describe the person with whom Asher stays in Florence.

6. What objects does Asher notice in his parents' bedroom?

7. Describe how Jacob Kahn looks in Chapter 14.

8. What is the illness that forces Jacob Kahn into bed for a few days?

9. How does Jacob Kahn respond when Asher asks him if the artist he had just visited was happy?

10. How do the strangers at the art show react to the Brooklyn Crucifixions?

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