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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the prisoners given occasionally to eat as a special treat?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Milk.
(c) Soup with bits of meat.
(d) Cheese.

2. What was made in one of the new factories that was built in Rubtsovsk?
(a) Tractors.
(b) Tin cans.
(c) Heating units.
(d) Auto parts.

3. Who was one of the actors in the American movie Esther saw in Chapter 10?
(a) Clark Gable.
(b) Jack Benny.
(c) James Stewart.
(d) Frank Capra.

4. How many of the Siberians had a chipped front tooth from eating sunflower seeds?
(a) 80%.
(b) 60%.
(c) 90%.
(d) 70%.

5. What was Vanya the bum's last name?
(a) Kevorkov.
(b) Petrovich.
(c) Baranova.
(d) Chorkina.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was one of Raya's favorite Russian writers?

2. What color was the slip that Esther traded in Rubtsovsk?

3. How long did it take before Esther and her grandmother were allowed to go to the village?

4. What was a favorite pastime of the boys in Siberia?

5. What did Esther use to dye hospital gauze that she used for curtains in her family's hut?

(see the answer key)

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