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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. In Chapter 17, when was it announced that there was going to be a declamation contest?
(a) August.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) November.

2. To what job was Raya transferred in Chapter 18?
(a) Construction.
(b) Factory.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Field work.

3. What type of building housed the village library?
(a) Hut.
(b) Log cabin.
(c) Barracks.
(d) School.

4. What instrument did Shurik play?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Accordian.
(c) Balalaika.
(d) Gusli.

5. Where did the woman and her daughter come from who wanted Esther to make sweaters from unused wool?
(a) Slavgorod.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Kronstadt.
(d) Livny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eyes did the boy who Esther fell in love with have?

2. What colors were the first collar and cuff set that Esther made?

3. How long would Esther sometimes have to wait to read a book?

4. What type of earrings did Marya wear?

5. What color dress did Anya lend Esther for the masquerade?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Esther measure Marya for a sweater?

2. What was a chiffarobe?

3. What work did Uncle Yozia find for Esther?

4. Why didn't Esther do well at the declamation contest?

5. How did Grandmother Anna and Raya react when Esther told them she lost a 30-ruble note?

6. Where was the only place that Esther forgot the cold and Siberia?

7. What did the radio bring that Esther listened to in Chapter 19?

8. How did Raisa Nikitovna respond when Esther asked permission to enter the declamation contest?

9. Why did all heads turn when Marya Nikolayevna made her appearance?

10. What was the reason that Svetlana didn't like Esther?

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