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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 14, Asher visits which character who has been ill?
(a) Rivkeh Lev.
(b) Jacob Kahn.
(c) The mashpia.
(d) Mrs. Rackover.

2. In Chapter 9 when Aryeh comes home for a visit, how does he look?
(a) Triumphant.
(b) Old and tired.
(c) Healthy.
(d) Angry.

3. At the show, Jacob Kahn tells Asher that he wishes he had whose "gall"?
(a) Picasso's.
(b) Chagall's.
(c) Moses's.
(d) The Rebbe's.

4. What city does Jacob Kahn describe as a "gift"?
(a) Vicenza.
(b) Athens.
(c) Florence.
(d) Beirut.

5. For how much do Asher's small paintings sell?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $3,000.
(c) $200.
(d) $35,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 9, Jacob Kahn encourages Asher to paint the full depth of his hatred for which person in his life?

3. What method of creating art does Asher learn in Chapter 11?

4. At the very end of Chapter 13, to which city does Asher travel?

5. In Chapter 14 when Asher cannot find his parents, where are they?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jacob Kahn say that Asher is becoming a whore?

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

3. Describe Asher's surroundings while he lives with Jacob Kahn in Provincetown.

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

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

6. Describe the Brooklyn Crucifixions.

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

8. How does Jacob Kahn talk to God?

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

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

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