The Endless Steppe; Growing Up in Siberia Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Esther Hautzig
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 102 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Endless Steppe; Growing Up in Siberia Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Esther Hautzig
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 102 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Esther at the beginning of the book?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

2. What illness caused Esther to spend a few days alone in the room they all shared?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Chicken Pox.
(c) Fever.
(d) Measles.

3. How many Jewish men gathered in the hut to pray with Samuel after he learned that his father died?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

4. What was the name of the hill where Esther liked to go to look down on her hometown?
(a) Tournament Hill.
(b) Climbing Hill.
(c) Towering Hill.
(d) Castle Hill.

5. What color were Svetlana's eyes?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Gray.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Great-grandmother Reisa when she died?

2. What territory were the prisoners in when the train stopped?

3. What color gloves did Grandmother Anna wear on the train?

4. What mountains did Esther's father believe that he saw while they were traveling on the train?

5. How many of the Siberians had a chipped front tooth from eating sunflower seeds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What buildings did Esther see in Rubtsovsk when she went with her grandmother?

2. Describe Esther's house.

3. What was a Siberian electrical storm like?

4. Why was Vilna known as the Jerusalem of Europe?

5. How did Great-grandmother Reisa die?

6. When Esther returned from taking the matchbox filled with jewels to her grandmother, who was at the door?

7. What did Esther and her grandmother buy in Rubtsovsk?

8. How did Esther describe her Great-grandmother Reisa?

9. Why did Esther say that history was taught in Rubtsovsk with some curious omissions?

10. What did Grandmother and Mrs. Kaftal like to talk about?

(see the answer keys)

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