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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What skill did Esther learn from Natasha?
(a) Spinning.
(b) Sewing.
(c) Crocheting.
(d) Baking.

2. In Chapter 18, what color shoes did a man give Esther?
(a) Black.
(b) Navy blue.
(c) Gray.
(d) Brown.

3. What was Natasha's baby given when she cried?
(a) Bottle.
(b) Rag soaked in sugar water to suck on.
(c) Pacifier.
(d) Wooden toy.

4. To what job was Raya transferred in Chapter 18?
(a) Construction.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Factory.
(d) Field work.

5. What was Vanya the bum's last name?
(a) Baranova.
(b) Petrovich.
(c) Chorkina.
(d) Kevorkov.

6. How long did the Rudomins have to wait in line to use the public bath?
(a) 45 min.
(b) About 3 hours.
(c) 60 min.
(d) At least a couple of hours.

7. What was a favorite pastime of the boys in Siberia?
(a) Playing marbles.
(b) Raising pigeons.
(c) Hiking.
(d) Raising hawks.

8. What color dress did Anya lend Esther for the masquerade?
(a) Red.
(b) Pink.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

9. What did the Rudomins plant after school was over?
(a) Yams.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Rutabagas.
(d) Cucumbers.

10. Where did the woman and her daughter come from who wanted Esther to make sweaters from unused wool?
(a) Slavgorod.
(b) Livny.
(c) Kronstadt.
(d) Moscow.

11. What did Esther study for the declamation contest?
(a) Pushkin's Eugene Onegin.
(b) An Ode to Stalin.
(c) An Ode to Russian soldiers.
(d) A sonnet to the Soviet people.

12. In Chapter 14, how much longer did Esther believe that the potatoes in their cellar would last?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 1 week.

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

14. What color was the skirt that Marya wanted Esther to use to make a sweater?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Purple.
(d) Green.

15. What would there be to eat sometimes when Raya spent time with Uncle Yozia and Aunt Zaya?
(a) Smoked red fish.
(b) Smoked beef.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Pastries.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, how many rubles were left to get Esther, Raya, and Anna through the month?

2. What instrument did Shurik play?

3. Where did Uncle Yozia and his wife Zaya live before they moved to Rubtsovsk?

4. How long would Esther sometimes have to wait to read a book?

5. What did Esther earn when she knit a sweater for a little girl?

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