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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. Which subject shows up on Asher's schedule without his having requested it?
(a) Russian.
(b) Algebra.
(c) Civics.
(d) French.

2. What type of artists did Jacob Kahn know in Paris?
(a) Fauves.
(b) Cubists.
(c) Abstract artists.
(d) Impressionists.

3. Which biblical book does the matron of the hotel read continually?
(a) Genesis.
(b) Psalms.
(c) Proverbs.
(d) Deuteronomy.

4. In the evenings during the summer, which street do Asher and Jacob Kahn often walk on?
(a) Elm Street.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Commercial Street.
(d) Fifth Avenue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Jacob Kahn referring when he mentions the "old Spaniard"?

2. What is the title of the book Rivkeh's professor gives to Asher?

3. Which age does Jacob Kahn say he would like to live past?

4. In Chapter 9 when Aryeh comes home for a visit, how does he look?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. At the end of Chapter 8, where is Aryeh?

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

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

7. Describe how Anna Schaeffer looks.

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

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

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

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