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My Name is Asher Lev
Chaim Potok
Study Guide
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
Key Facts
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
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Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
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Further Study
Chapters 6 and 7 Quiz
Further Study
Chapters 6 and 7 Quiz
1
of 5
Whose interests does Aryeh claim Asher's paintings serve?
Russians
Americans
Jews
Goyim
2
of 5
Who leaves a drawing of Asher on a seat in the Rebbe's waiting room?
Jacob Kahn
Asher Lev
The Rebbe
Krinsky
3
of 5
What painting does Kahn first ask Asher to study?
"The Triumph of Death"
"Guernica"
"The Resurrection"
"Dance (I)"
4
of 5
What event was so significant to Asher that he recorded the date?
Stalin's death
His first time using oil paints
His father's departure
Krinsky's arrival
5
of 5
Who, in the Ladover community, ultimately decides Asher's fate?
His father
His mother
The Rebbe
Jacob Kahn
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