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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What group of people did Esther see in Rubtsovsk?
(a) Kazhaks.
(b) Ugric.
(c) Samoyeds.
(d) Mongolic.

3. When was a pact made to give all Polish citizens amnesty?
(a) October 2.
(b) September 15.
(c) August 12.
(d) July 30.

4. How many nights did the Jewish men pray with Samuel before the police ordered them to stop?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

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

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

7. Where did Esther's father believe that they were traveling through?
(a) Mordovia.
(b) Komi.
(c) Ukraine.
(d) Buryatia.

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

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

10. What type of hat did Grandmother Anna wear on the train?
(a) Pillbox with feathers.
(b) Garbo slouch hat.
(c) Tilt straw hat.
(d) Turban cloche.

11. How many days of mourning did Grandmother observe stretched out on the nari after Solomon died?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

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

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

14. What jewelry did Great-grandmother Reisa always wear?
(a) Emeralds.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Pearls.
(d) Sapphires.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Esther's mother give her to take to her grandmother?

2. How long did each trip take for the Rudomins to move their belongings to their new dwelling place in Chapter 9?

3. What color dress did Grandmother Anna wear when she and Esther went to the village?

4. What was Esther's first meal on the train?

5. What color did Great-grandmother Reisa always wear?

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