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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. When Asher enters the Rebbe's office, what is the first question the Rebbe asks?
2. What maintained observant Judaism in Russia during the years before World War II?
3. What is Yitzchok Lev's profession?
4. What does the mashpia call Asher?
5. In Chapter 2, Aryeh's travel becomes hindered by a snowstorm, leaving him stranded in which city?
Short Essay Questions
1. Several times in Chapter 4, Aryeh explains his reasons for wanting to go to Europe to work for the Rebbe. Explain some of those reasons.
2. What happened to Yudel Krinsky in Russia? Describe some of his life before coming to the United States.
3. Explain the Rebbe's opinion of Asher's desire to be an artist.
4. Out of a deep longing to learn to use oil paints, Asher steals several tubes of oil paint and several brushes from Yudel Krinsky's store. What does he do with them? Why do you think he does this?
5. How does Rivkeh react to the drawings Asher creates as a toddler?
6. When Asher first meets Jacob Kahn, what advice does Jacob give him concerning becoming an artist?
7. Describe Rivkeh's reaction to her loved one's death.
8. Why does Rivkeh want to enter the university?
9. According to the mashpia's instructions, there are three types of Jews. List the types and explain them briefly.
10. The scene when Asher meets Yudel Krinsky for the first time becomes a very important subject for Asher's art. What is Yudel Krinsky doing at the moment of meeting Asher? How does he act?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The book does not directly address Asher's love life, but it does offer hints, such as Asher's mention of "greetings" with a girl in Paris. In the Ladover community, marriages are arranged through families, although the bride and groom may also offer their consent. Describe Rivkeh's talking to Asher about the possibility of finding a wife. How does Asher handle this discussion? How do you think Asher would unite his duties to art with his duties to a potential wife and children? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
How does religion affect the daily lives of the Lev family? Provide some examples of the way they think about God throughout the day, remembering to include a discussion of their activities, their conversation, and their world views.
Essay Topic 3
Asher's changed eyes cause him to experience the world in a unique way. Describe this way of seeing. How does this way of seeing affect his choices for subjects to draw and paint? How does it shape his perspectives on controversial subjects? Use concrete examples, such as the difference between the way he views a nude and the way Aryeh views a nude.
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