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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 was the name of Esther's governess?
(a) Miss Rebecca.
(b) Miss Bertha.
(c) Miss Rachel.
(d) Miss Agnus.

2. What scarred the faces of some of the people in Rubtsovsk?
(a) Bugs.
(b) Fights.
(c) Wind.
(d) Frostbite.

3. How long did it take before Esther and her grandmother were allowed to go to the village?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 3 days.

4. How old was Great-grandmother Reisa when she died?
(a) 92.
(b) 85.
(c) 87.
(d) 96.

5. How many of the Siberians had a chipped front tooth from eating sunflower seeds?
(a) 90%.
(b) 80%.
(c) 70%.
(d) 60%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness caused Esther to spend a few days alone in the room they all shared?

2. When was a pact made to give all Polish citizens amnesty?

3. How many people were packed into the railroad car?

4. What did Raya put on her skin to help prevent frostbite?

5. What type of hat did Grandmother Anna wear on the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. What jobs were the Poles assigned?

2. Why did Esther refuse to go to nursery school when she was four?

3. What did Esther see at night when there was no storm brewing?

4. Why did Esther's family get out of bed right foot forward?

5. What was a Siberian electrical storm like?

6. What was the city of Vilna like?

7. What did Esther and her grandmother buy in Rubtsovsk?

8. What buildings did Esther see in Rubtsovsk when she went with her grandmother?

9. What did Grandmother and Mrs. Kaftal like to talk about?

10. Who took charge in the railroad car the Rudomins were packed into?

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