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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 and Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days of mourning did Grandmother observe stretched out on the nari after Solomon died?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

2. How long did it take before Esther and her grandmother were allowed to go to the village?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 3 days.

3. What did Nina want Raya to give her in Chapter 6?
(a) A menorah.
(b) A lacy slip.
(c) A dress.
(d) A cross.

4. In Chapter 5, how many people were allowed to go to the village at a time?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

5. What time were the prisoners forced to get up their first morning at the gypsum mines?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 5:30 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 6:30 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Raya put on her skin to help prevent frostbite?

2. What month did the snows begin?

3. What author did Esther mention reading in Chapter 6 as an example of how terrible capitalism was?

4. What illness caused Esther to spend a few days alone in the room they all shared?

5. What was Esther's father's occupation?

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