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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. Asher's first original creation in Jacob Kahn's studio is in what medium?
(a) Plaster of paris.
(b) Charcoals.
(c) Oils on canvas.
(d) Marble.

2. In Chapter 14 when Asher cannot find his parents, where are they?
(a) The subway.
(b) Out to dinner at a kosher restaurant.
(c) The University of Chicago.
(d) Vienna.

3. According to Asher while he is talking with Aryeh in Chapter 14, who buys his paintings?
(a) Synagogues.
(b) Schools.
(c) Collectors.
(d) Wealthy families.

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

5. In the Brooklyn Crucifixions, what structure forms the crucifix?
(a) Lightning.
(b) Telephone poles.
(c) A tree.
(d) A Venetian blind.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Asher's parents eat after the show?

3. One art critic describes Asher's work as having a "menacing affinity" for what?

4. Aryeh notes that someone in Florence thought he belonged to which religious group?

5. In Chapter 13, what does Asher mention having for lunch regularly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Asher begin carrying messages for the Rebbe?

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

3. Describe the Brooklyn Crucifixions.

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

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

6. What does Rivkeh learn from a professor at her university about Jacob Kahn?

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

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

9. What does Aryeh look like in Chapter 12, after Rivkeh has spent several years with him in Europe?

10. In Chapter 13, Asher's understanding of his mythic ancestor changes. What does Asher realize about him?

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