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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Esther and her mother moved to a new hut in Chapter 17, what was the name of the couple's baby?
(a) Katia.
(b) Irina.
(c) Anna.
(d) Zoya.

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

4. What did Esther use to dye hospital gauze that she used for curtains in her family's hut?
(a) Birch leaves.
(b) Red cabbage.
(c) Onion skins.
(d) Carrot leaves.

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

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

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

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

9. Who was one of the actors in the American movie Esther saw in Chapter 10?
(a) James Stewart.
(b) Clark Gable.
(c) Frank Capra.
(d) Jack Benny.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what job was Raya transferred in Chapter 18?

3. Who was one of Raya's favorite Russian writers?

4. What colors were the first collar and cuff set that Esther made?

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

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