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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) Nowgorod.
(b) Saratov.
(c) Volga.
(d) Kharkov.

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

3. What was Marya's husband's occupation?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Army officer.
(d) Politician.

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

5. What type of building housed the village library?
(a) School.
(b) Log cabin.
(c) Barracks.
(d) Hut.

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

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

8. What was made in one of the new factories that was built in Rubtsovsk?
(a) Heating units.
(b) Tractors.
(c) Tin cans.
(d) Auto parts.

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

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

11. How far did Esther have to walk to attend her new school in Chapter 18?
(a) A half an hour.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) An hour.
(d) 45 minutes.

12. Why didn't a mother knit a sweater for her daughter, but instead had Esther knit it?
(a) She didn't know how to knit.
(b) She didn't have time.
(c) She didn't want her daughter to see her knitting.
(d) She had lost most of one hand.

13. What instrument did Svetlana play?
(a) Gudok.
(b) Lira.
(c) Gusli.
(d) Balalaika.

14. What color gown did Esther hope to borrow for a masquerade?
(a) White.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How much money was Esther able to get when she sold something in Chapter 14?

4. What was the name of the other girl at Esther's new school who didn't quite fit in with the other children?

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

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