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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long did each trip take for the Rudomins to move their belongings to their new dwelling place in Chapter 9?
(a) 45 min.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 30 min.
(d) 2 hours.

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

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

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

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

7. What color did Great-grandmother Reisa always wear?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

8. What color was the slip that Esther traded in Rubtsovsk?
(a) Pink.
(b) Beige.
(c) White.
(d) Lavender.

9. What river ran through the town where Esther lived?
(a) Dunajec.
(b) Wilja.
(c) Vistula.
(d) Rega.

10. What did Esther wash her hair with in Chapter 4?
(a) Water from a puddle.
(b) Mud.
(c) Clay.
(d) Water from the river.

11. What bird did Esther see as she and her grandmother began their walk to the village?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Buzzard.
(c) Crane.
(d) Snipe.

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

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

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

15. What did Solomon die from?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Cancer.
(c) TB.
(d) Ulcerated liver.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many families wished to stay at the mine?

2. When did the Russians occupy Vilna?

3. What month was it when Esther left Vilna on the train?

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

5. What author did Esther mention reading in Chapter 6 as an example of how terrible capitalism was?

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