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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color were Svetlana's eyes?
(a) Gray.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

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

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

4. How long was Esther allowed to lay on a straw mattress when she was sick?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 1 day.

5. In Chapter 5, how many people were allowed to go to the village at a time?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

6. How many weeks had the Rudomins been traveling when Esther's father spied mountains?
(a) 5-6 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3-4 weeks.

7. What mountains did Esther's father believe that he saw while they were traveling on the train?
(a) Abakan Range.
(b) Caucasas.
(c) Baikal.
(d) Urals.

8. What type of a field did Esther and the children work in?
(a) Potato.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Oat.
(d) Watermelon.

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

10. Who raced after the truck that took Esther, her parents, and grandparents to the train?
(a) Liusik.
(b) Grandmother Sara.
(c) Uncle David.
(d) Aunt Sonia.

11. What color dress did Grandmother Anna wear when she and Esther went to the village?
(a) Pink.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.

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

13. 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.

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

15. What color curtains did Esther have in her bedroom in Chapter 1?
(a) Pink and white.
(b) Blue and white.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What territory were the prisoners in when the train stopped?

3. When did Hitler's armies march on Poland?

4. When was a pact made to give all Polish citizens amnesty?

5. What game did Musik always used to let Esther win?

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