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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 would there be to eat sometimes when Raya spent time with Uncle Yozia and Aunt Zaya?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Pastries.
(c) Smoked beef.
(d) Smoked red fish.

2. How much did an egg cost in Rubtsovsk?
(a) 15 rubles.
(b) 20 rubles.
(c) 10 rubles.
(d) 5 rubles.

3. What payment was a woman willing to pay Esther to make two sweaters from unused wool?
(a) Rocking chair.
(b) Book.
(c) Chiffarobe.
(d) Beef.

4. What bird did Esther see as she and her grandmother began their walk to the village?
(a) Buzzard.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Crane.
(d) Snipe.

5. How long would Esther sometimes have to wait to read a book?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Hours.
(c) Days.
(d) Months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the prisoners given occasionally to eat as a special treat?

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

3. What color was the skirt that Marya wanted Esther to use to make a sweater?

4. Where did Marya Nikolayevna live before she moved to Rubtsovsk?

5. What was Vanya the bum's last name?

(see the answer key)

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