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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. What author did Esther mention reading in Chapter 6 as an example of how terrible capitalism was?
(a) Dickens.
(b) Hardy.
(c) Carroll.
(d) Stevenson.

2. During the first night in the schoolroom, what time did the prisoners hear a knock at the window?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 11 p.m.
(c) 3 a.m.
(d) 10 p.m.

3. Where had the doctor in Rubtsovsk lived before coming to the village?
(a) Novgorod.
(b) Moscow.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) Volgograd.

4. What type of hat did Grandmother Anna wear on the train?
(a) Garbo slouch hat.
(b) Tilt straw hat.
(c) Pillbox with feathers.
(d) Turban cloche.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What design was on the wallpaper in Esther's room?

2. How wide were the beds in the barracks where the former prisoners were to stay?

3. What grade did Esther enter school in Russia?

4. What bird did Esther see as she and her grandmother began their walk to the village?

5. When Esther had a bad cough, when did the doctor believe Esther could go back to school?

(see the answer key)

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