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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. Aryeh makes the statement that which type of people take art very seriously?

2. At Jacob Kahn's vacation home, in which part of the house does Asher live?

3. Which person from Asher's life in Brooklyn comes to visit him in Paris?

4. Where does Asher have his first experience of painting a nude?

5. How old is Aryeh at the beginning of Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Rav Dorochoff react to Asher's calling him in the middle of the night?

2. What does Jacob Kahn say about the first painting Asher creates of his enemy classmate?

3. What is Asher's strongest memory of his first art show?

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the Brooklyn Crucifixions.

9. What does Asher do for the summer while Jacob Kahn campaigns for Kennedy?

10. Why does Asher begin carrying messages for the Rebbe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jacob Kahn feels that it is necessary for Asher to learn to paint nudes. What do you think Asher's artistic education would have lost without learning to paint nudes? What value is there in that activity? 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 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?

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