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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 American movie did Esther see in Chapter 10?
(a) The Best Years of Our Lives.
(b) For Whom the Bell Tolls.
(c) Charlie's Aunt.
(d) Casablanca.

2. What was a favorite pastime of the boys in Siberia?
(a) Playing marbles.
(b) Raising hawks.
(c) Raising pigeons.
(d) Hiking.

3. How many people were packed into the railroad car?
(a) About 50.
(b) About 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

4. How much money was Esther able to get when she sold something in Chapter 14?
(a) 15 rubles.
(b) 30 rubles.
(c) 20 rubles.
(d) 25 rubles.

5. What was the name of Esther's governess?
(a) Miss Agnus.
(b) Miss Bertha.
(c) Miss Rebecca.
(d) Miss Rachel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Vanya's occupation before he was sent to Siberia?

2. What was Marya's husband's occupation?

3. How many years after Esther arrived in Rubtsovsk, did it become a town of some industrial importance?

4. How many grams of bread were the Polish slave laborers given?

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

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