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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many truckloads of people were brought to the gypsum mine?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

2. What did Raya put on her skin to help prevent frostbite?
(a) Goose fat.
(b) Petroleum jelly.
(c) Cream.
(d) Bear fat.

3. How old was Esther at the beginning of the book?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 6.

4. What color roof was on Esther's house?
(a) Black.
(b) Tan.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

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

6. How wide were the beds in the barracks where the former prisoners were to stay?
(a) 80 inches.
(b) 90 inches.
(c) 70 inches.
(d) 60 inches.

7. What were the prisoners given occasionally to eat as a special treat?
(a) Milk.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Soup with bits of meat.
(d) Fruit.

8. What was Esther's father's occupation?
(a) Electrical engineer.
(b) Veterinarian.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Physician.

9. What did Esther smell when they got to Rubtsovsk?
(a) Roasted sunflower seeds.
(b) Cologne.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Roasted meat.

10. In Chapter 5, Esther said that her skirts had grown shorter. By how many inches did Esther's skirts become shorter?
(a) Almost an inch.
(b) 3/4 inch.
(c) Almost 2 inches.
(d) 1/2 inch.

11. How far was the gypsum mine from the village?
(a) 5 kilometers.
(b) 11 kilometers.
(c) 8 kilometers.
(d) 12 kilometers.

12. On what day of the week were people allowed to go to the village?
(a) Monday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Saturday.

13. What eye disease did Nikita have?
(a) Trachoma.
(b) Corneal ulcer.
(c) Conjunctivitis.
(d) Blepharitis.

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

15. How many openings provided light and air in the railroad car the Rudomins were put into?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many separate apartments were in Esther's house?

3. How old was Great-grandmother Reisa when she died?

4. What mountains did Esther's father believe that he saw while they were traveling on the train?

5. How many weeks had the Rudomins been traveling when Esther's father spied mountains?

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