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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. In Paris, Jacob Kahn worked with which famous artist?
2. In Chapter 8, Aryeh disappears without a trace for a while, but in the beginning of Chapter 9, he sends Rivkeh and Asher a telegram from which city?
3. In the Brooklyn Crucifixions, what structure forms the crucifix?
4. What is the setting of the beginning of Chapter 14?
5. What type of artists did Jacob Kahn know in Paris?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the strangers at the art show react to the Brooklyn Crucifixions?
2. How does Asher describe the difference between a naked woman and a nude?
3. How does Jacob Kahn talk to God?
4. How does Jacob Kahn respond when Asher asks him if the artist he had just visited was happy?
5. What is Asher's strongest memory of his first art show?
6. What is the illness that forces Jacob Kahn into bed for a few days?
7. What does Rivkeh learn from a professor at her university about Jacob Kahn?
8. Describe the reactions of Aryeh and Rivkeh when Asher announces that he plans to spend the summer in Europe.
9. Describe the sculpture that Jacob Kahn specifically keeps for himself in Chapter 11, purportedly at his wife's request.
10. Why does Jacob Kahn say that Asher is becoming a whore?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Asher's street becomes a major subject for his art and a major symbol of security for him. If Asher had been forced to move to Europe with his parents, how do you think that move would have affected his art?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Anna Schaeffer's role in Asher's life. How do you feel about the way her employees arrive at Asher's apartment, carry away his paintings, and don't let him see them again until the show?
Essay Topic 3
Do you think that Asher's decision to become an artist is something he could have escaped, if he had wished? Do you think that his decision causes him to lead a more fulfilled or a less fulfilled life?
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