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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Uncle David called, what did Esther's father wear when he went to Esther's grandfather's apartment?
(a) Dressing gown.
(b) Pajamas.
(c) Business suit.
(d) Slacks and a dress shirt.

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

3. What day of the week did Esther have piano lessons?
(a) Thursdays.
(b) Wednesdays.
(c) Mondays.
(d) Tuesdays.

4. How many people were crammed into the schoolroom to sleep?
(a) 19.
(b) 26.
(c) 17.
(d) 31.

5. How many Jewish men gathered in the hut to pray with Samuel after he learned that his father died?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

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

7. What didn't Esther water at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Spirea bush.
(b) Lilac bush.
(c) Lettuce.
(d) Tomatoes.

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

9. What did some of the native Siberian men drink?
(a) Gin.
(b) Rum.
(c) Cologne.
(d) Vodka.

10. How old was Great-grandmother Reisa when she died?
(a) 96.
(b) 92.
(c) 87.
(d) 85.

11. What street did Esther live on in Vilna?
(a) Spokojna Avenue.
(b) Pogulanka Avenue.
(c) Tatarska Avenue.
(d) Kolska Avenue.

12. During the first night in the schoolroom, what time did the prisoners hear a knock at the window?
(a) 11 p.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) 4 a.m.
(d) 10 p.m.

13. When did the Russians occupy Vilna?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1942.

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

15. How much of the heating material did the Rudomins have to provide when they moved to a different hut in Chapter 9?
(a) Half.
(b) One-fourth.
(c) One-third.
(d) All.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Esther's mother pack for her migraines?

2. How fast was the train traveling that Esther and her family were on?

3. What year was it in Chapter 1?

4. What foreign language was Esther to study in Rubtsovsk?

5. How tall was Esther's grandmother?

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