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My Name is Asher Lev
Chaim Potok
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Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapters 3–4
Chapter 5
Chapters 6 and 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Characters
Character List
Asher Lev
Jacob Kahn
Rivkeh Lev
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
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Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Plot Overview
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapters 3-4
Chapter 5
Chapters 6 and 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Symbols, Motifs
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Chapters 3-4 Quiz
Further Study
Chapters 3-4 Quiz
1
of 5
Who dies in Chapter 3?
Aryeh
Krinsky
Stalin
JFK
2
of 5
Where does Asher refuse to move to?
Paris
New York
Vienna
Moscow
3
of 5
What does Asher do that violates a prohibition on the Sabbath?
He turns on the light
He eats pork
He writes in his journal
He lights a candle
4
of 5
How does Asher deal with severe emotional shock?
Through silence
By drawing
Through prayer
By lashing out
5
of 5
What experience helps Asher's mother understand Asher's need to draw?
Her near death
Her childhood in Russia
Her husband's dismissiveness
Her brother's death
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