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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the hill where Esther liked to go to look down on her hometown?
(a) Climbing Hill.
(b) Towering Hill.
(c) Castle Hill.
(d) Tournament Hill.

2. What was Marya's husband's occupation?
(a) Politician.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Army officer.

3. What was Zaya's occupation?
(a) Piano teacher.
(b) Seamstress.
(c) School teacher.
(d) Baker.

4. What illness caused Esther to spend a few days alone in the room they all shared?
(a) Measles.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Chicken Pox.
(d) Fever.

5. What did Raya use to make goulash for Esther's 12th birthday party?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Carrots.
(c) Turnips.
(d) Rutabagas.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Esther said that her skirts had grown shorter. By how many inches did Esther's skirts become shorter?

2. Where had the doctor in Rubtsovsk lived before coming to the village?

3. What would there be to eat sometimes when Raya spent time with Uncle Yozia and Aunt Zaya?

4. Later, how many Polish people did Esther learn were deported as "class enemies"?

5. What color were Esther's curtains that she made from hospital gauze?

(see the answer key)

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