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

2. In admiring Asher's first work of art in the Kahn studio, Jacob Kahn calls the work what?
(a) A "hand drawing."
(b) An innovation.
(c) An "eye drawing."
(d) A masterpiece.

3. Where does Asher fly with Jacob Kahn to see a Matisse exhibition?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Paris.
(d) Philadelphia.

4. What method of creating art does Asher learn in Chapter 11?
(a) Sculpting.
(b) Papier mache.
(c) Fresco.
(d) Glass blowing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Asher falls asleep in class, the teacher makes fun of him by calling him which name?

2. In the evenings during the summer, which street do Asher and Jacob Kahn often walk on?

3. In Chapter 9, Jacob Kahn travels to see an art show in which city?

4. While at Jacob Kahn's vacation home, what type of bird does Asher watch and paint frequently?

5. In Paris, Jacob Kahn worked with which famous artist?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the sculpture that Jacob Kahn specifically keeps for himself in Chapter 11, purportedly at his wife's request.

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

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

5. What does Jacob Kahn say about the first painting Asher creates of his enemy classmate?

6. What types of paintings does Jacob Kahn emphasize in his trips with Asher to the Metropolitan Museum of Art? Why?

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

8. Why does the Rebbe want Asher to study Russian?

9. Which four people from the Bible does the Pieta portray?

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

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