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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What jewelry did Great-grandmother Reisa always wear?
(a) Emeralds.
(b) Pearls.
(c) Sapphires.
(d) Diamonds.

2. How fast was the train traveling that Esther and her family were on?
(a) 20 mph.
(b) 5-8 mph.
(c) 10-12 mph.
(d) 15 mph.

3. How many hours did it take Esther and Grandmother Anna to walk to Rubtsovsk?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. What illness caused Esther to spend a few days alone in the room they all shared?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Fever.
(c) Measles.
(d) Chicken Pox.

5. How far was the gypsum mine from the village?
(a) 12 kilometers.
(b) 8 kilometers.
(c) 5 kilometers.
(d) 11 kilometers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days of mourning did Grandmother observe stretched out on the nari after Solomon died?

2. How old was Great-grandmother Reisa when she died?

3. About how long did the Rudomins and others travel before they were allowed off the train?

4. What did Esther's mother give her to take to her grandmother?

5. How many families wished to stay at the mine?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Esther returned from taking the matchbox filled with jewels to her grandmother, who was at the door?

2. Who bought the slip that Esther and her grandmother brought to trade?

3. What news did the Rudomins learn from a soldier?

4. Who was Makrinin and what was he like?

5. What did Esther pray when the moon came up the first night she spent at the gypsum mine?

6. Why were the prisoners called for a meeting in Chapter 5?

7. How did Easter feel when she got off the train in Chapter 3?

8. How was food purchased when the Rudomins were on the train?

9. Who were the people who lived in Siberia when the Polish people were taken there?

10. How did Esther describe her Great-grandmother Reisa?

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