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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color wool did Esther use to make a sweater for a little girl?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) White.
(d) Lavender.

2. What was Vanya's occupation before he was sent to Siberia?
(a) Farrier.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Shoemaker.
(d) Lawyer.

3. What was the name of the heroine in the piece that Esther studied for the declamation contest?
(a) Alexandria.
(b) Svetlana.
(c) Viktoriya.
(d) Tatyana.

4. Where did Uncle Yozia and his wife Zaya live before they moved to Rubtsovsk?
(a) Kharkov.
(b) Nowgorod.
(c) Volga.
(d) Saratov.

5. What movie did Esther see that starred Deanna Durbin?
(a) Can't Help Singing.
(b) Every Sunday.
(c) 100 Men and a Girl.
(d) Three Smart Girls.

6. Including Esther, how many children walked together to school in a convoy?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

7. What color were Anna Semyonovna's eyes?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

8. Who won the declamation contest?
(a) Izolda.
(b) Marta.
(c) Katiusha.
(d) Svetlana.

9. How many rubles did Esther have to have for her school lunch?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

10. What did Esther earn when she knit a sweater for a little girl?
(a) Beef.
(b) A pair of boots.
(c) A book.
(d) Milk and potatoes.

11. How many children came to Esther's birthday party in Vilna?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 25.
(d) 50.

12. What was the surname of the woman who made clothes for the wives of the factory directors?
(a) Chernitsky.
(b) Kevorkov.
(c) Lvovna.
(d) Abelev.

13. What colors were the first collar and cuff set that Esther made?
(a) Lavender and gray.
(b) Yellow and green.
(c) Blue and pink.
(d) White and red.

14. What payment was a woman willing to pay Esther to make two sweaters from unused wool?
(a) Rocking chair.
(b) Chiffarobe.
(c) Book.
(d) Beef.

15. How much money was Esther able to get when she sold something in Chapter 14?
(a) 30 rubles.
(b) 15 rubles.
(c) 20 rubles.
(d) 25 rubles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair did the other girl have who was also not accepted by the other schoolchildren?

2. Where did Marya Nikolayevna live before she moved to Rubtsovsk?

3. What disease ran rampant during the Rudomins' second summer in Siberia?

4. What would there be to eat sometimes when Raya spent time with Uncle Yozia and Aunt Zaya?

5. When Samuel left for the front lines, how much food did the Rudomins have in their food cellar?

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