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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 Chapter 10, which museum do Jacob Kahn and Asher visit together?
(a) The Brooklyn Museum.
(b) The Smithsonian.
(c) The Chrysler Museum.
(d) The Louvre.

2. In Chapter 9, Jacob Kahn encourages Asher to paint the full depth of his hatred for which person in his life?
(a) A classmate.
(b) Aryeh.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Kennedy.

3. Asher accuses Aryeh of being blind in which way?
(a) Aesthetically.
(b) Socially.
(c) Theologically.
(d) Morally.

4. In Chapter 8 while Jacob Kahn is beginning to teach Asher to be an artist, he draws a pen-and-ink drawing of what subject?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) A still life.
(c) Asher.
(d) His home neighborhood.

5. In Chapter 9, Jacob Kahn travels to see an art show in which city?
(a) Istanbul.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Cairo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jacob Kahn describes Asher as "too religious" to be which type of artist?

2. While wandering alone through Manhattan, Asher visits whose art gallery?

3. In which university does Rivkeh teach Russian affairs?

4. In Chapter 14, Asher helps which person shovel snow?

5. What type of artists did Jacob Kahn know in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Asher's strongest memory of his first art show?

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

3. What does Asher do for the summer while Jacob Kahn campaigns for Kennedy?

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

5. 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?

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

7. Describe the Brooklyn Crucifixions.

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

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

10. What does Asher draw for his enemy classmate? Describe the picture.

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