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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color gloves did Grandmother Anna wear on the train?
(a) Navy.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

2. How many separate apartments were in Esther's house?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. How much did an egg cost in Rubtsovsk?
(a) 10 rubles.
(b) 5 rubles.
(c) 20 rubles.
(d) 15 rubles.

4. Approximately how many people were taken to the gypsum mines?
(a) 115.
(b) 125.
(c) 150.
(d) 95.

5. How were the prisoners to march to the village?
(a) 3 abreast.
(b) 4 abreast.
(c) In groups of 2.
(d) In groups of 5.

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

7. What design was on the wallpaper in Esther's room?
(a) Lilies.
(b) Willows.
(c) Geometric design.
(d) Rosebuds.

8. How many huts were near the gypsum mine?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

9. What grade did Esther enter school in Russia?
(a) 5th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 4th.
(d) 7th.

10. How many people lived in the hut where the Rudomins moved after Nina became pregnant?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

14. What month was it when the prisoners got off the train?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) September.
(d) July.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nina want Raya to give her in Chapter 6?

2. How long was Esther allowed to lay on a straw mattress when she was sick?

3. How many Russian soldiers brought Esther's father to the house with his hands tied behind his back?

4. What jewelry did Great-grandmother Reisa always wear?

5. What did Grandmother Anna take to trade in Rubtsovsk?

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