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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much more did the Rudomins have to pay for their new dwelling place in Chapter 9?
(a) 12 rubles.
(b) 8 rubles.
(c) Three times what they'd paid before.
(d) Double what they'd paid before.

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

3. What were the prisoners given occasionally to eat as a special treat?
(a) Soup with bits of meat.
(b) Milk.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Fruit.

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

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

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

7. How many hours did it take Esther and Grandmother Anna to walk to Rubtsovsk?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

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

9. What game did Musik always used to let Esther win?
(a) Kick ball.
(b) Hide and go seek.
(c) Jump rope.
(d) Hopscotch.

10. How many families wished to stay at the mine?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

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

13. How many of the Siberians had a chipped front tooth from eating sunflower seeds?
(a) 70%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 60%.

14. What was Esther's first meal on the train?
(a) Bread.
(b) Cabbage soup.
(c) Broth.
(d) Watery cereal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many separate apartments were in Esther's house?

2. What scarred the faces of some of the people in Rubtsovsk?

3. In Chapter 5, Esther said that her skirts had grown shorter. By how many inches did Esther's skirts become shorter?

4. How long did it take before Esther and her grandmother were allowed to go to the village?

5. On what day of the week were people allowed to go to the village?

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