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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 didn't Esther water at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Spirea bush.
(c) Lilac bush.
(d) Lettuce.

2. What color was the slip that Esther traded in Rubtsovsk?
(a) Beige.
(b) Pink.
(c) Lavender.
(d) White.

3. When was a pact made to give all Polish citizens amnesty?
(a) September 15.
(b) August 12.
(c) October 2.
(d) July 30.

4. What nationality did Esther see in her mother's features?
(a) Italian.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

5. What did Esther's mother pack for her migraines?
(a) Pain killers.
(b) Feverfew.
(c) Valerian.
(d) Aspirin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Esther had a bad cough, when did the doctor believe Esther could go back to school?

2. How many nights did the Jewish men pray with Samuel before the police ordered them to stop?

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

4. What eye disease did Nikita have?

5. When did the Russians occupy Vilna?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why didn't Samuel come home one night after work?

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

4. What was a Siberian electrical storm like?

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

6. What techniques did Raya learn for protecting herself in the Siberian winter?

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

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

9. Why did Esther say that history was taught in Rubtsovsk with some curious omissions?

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

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