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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the Rebbe's chief of staff?
2. In the first paragraph of Chapter 3, Aryeh announces the death of which world leader?
3. The Rebbe gives Asher permission to follow which vocation?
4. What are the Shabbos songs called?
5. What does Asher steal in order to use the gift of his artistry?
Short Essay Questions
1. During Asher's struggles against going to Vienna, he asks why no one is listening to him. Rivkeh replies, "Everyone is listening. [...] There would be no problem if no one were listening to you, Asher." Explain what Rivkeh means by this statement.
2. Yudel Krinsky mentions several differences between Russia and the United States. What is one difference?
3. How does Aryeh react to the Rebbe's decision to allow Asher to study under Jacob Kahn?
4. What does the mashpia do at Asher's school?
5. Why doesn't Asher want to go to Vienna?
6. What happens to the Russian writers? How do the Levs react?
7. In Chapter 6, Rivkeh takes Asher to the Parkway Museum (also called the Brooklyn Museum). Describe their experience there.
8. Describe Asher's mythic ancestor.
9. When Aryeh returns to Brooklyn for the Pesach, how does he treat Asher?
10. Explain the Rebbe's opinion of Asher's desire to be an artist.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Aryeh Lev's reaction and Yitzchok Lev's reaction to the art Asher creates as a child and teenager. How do you think you would respond if a member of your family chose to do something against everyone's expectations?
Essay Topic 2
Aryeh Lev risks his health and at times his life to help bring Russian Jews to safety, even though Rivkeh and Asher worry about him intensely. Do you think Aryeh makes a wise decision to travel abroad for the Rebbe, or do you think he would have been wiser to stay in Brooklyn? Write your idea of what might have happened if Aryeh had stayed in Brooklyn during Asher's artistically formative years.
Essay Topic 3
By the end of the book, the Rebbe believes that Asher has gone too far in his artwork and is now hurting those who love him, although he claims to understand Asher's work. Do you think the Rebbe would have preferred Asher to stay within the acceptable limits of the Ladover Hasidic faith? What do you imagine a reasonable Ladover Hasidic artist would paint? Try to imagine and explain some symbols other than the crucifixion that Asher could have used to convey ultimate suffering, symbols that would have been better received by Asher's community.
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