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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. How many children came to Esther's birthday party in Vilna?

2. What instrument did Svetlana play?

3. In Chapter 12, how many times did Esther say that she saw Deanna Durbin in a movie?

4. How far did Esther have to walk to attend her new school in Chapter 18?

5. Who won the declamation contest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Esther have to sleep when they moved away from Yosif's house?

2. Who was Ivan Petrovich?

3. What job did the children in Rubtsovsk have to perform on Sunday?

4. How did the children of Rubtsovsk help their parents with the fuel needed to heat their homes?

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

6. Who were Uncle Yozia and Zaya?

7. Why was it so difficult to walk on the steppe in the Spring?

8. What was the boy who was interested in Esther like?

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

10. Why did Esther believe at first that Svetlana was a snob?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Esther and her mother and grandmother struggled to survive when Samuel was sent to the front. Discuss ingenuity and how the women used ingenuity to survive.

Essay Topic 2

Esther commented that the prisoners on the train slept much of the time. Describe the train trip and what it was like to travel in the cattle car.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 6, the Poles learned that they had received amnesty. Discuss why the Poles received amnesty and how it affected their lives.

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