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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of fur did Marya wear?
(a) Sealskin.
(b) Mink.
(c) Fox.
(d) Beaver.

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

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

4. What disease ran rampant during the Rudomins' second summer in Siberia?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Yellow fever.
(c) Typhus.
(d) Dengue fever.

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

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

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

8. What was Uncle Yozia's occupation?
(a) Shoemaker.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Lawyer.

9. What was a troupe of actors from a repertory company performing in Rubtsovsk?
(a) Andreyev.
(b) Chekhov.
(c) Bulgakov.
(d) Gorky.

10. When was Esther's birthday?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) January.
(d) November.

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

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

13. What time did Esther's escort pick her up for the masquerade?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

14. What color eyes did the boy who Esther fell in love with have?
(a) Gray.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

15. When Samuel left for the front lines, how much food did the Rudomins have in their food cellar?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 1 month.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Esther's Uncle Ben send?

2. What payment was a woman willing to pay Esther to make two sweaters from unused wool?

3. What was one of the gifts that Esther received for her 12th birthday?

4. When Esther and her mother moved to a new hut in Chapter 17, what was the name of the couple's baby?

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

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