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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 did Grandfather used to give the child whose flowers looked the best?
(a) A movie ticket.
(b) 50 groshes.
(c) A toy.
(d) Candy.

2. Where did the woman and her daughter come from who wanted Esther to make sweaters from unused wool?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Slavgorod.
(c) Kronstadt.
(d) Livny.

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

4. What was one of the gifts that Esther received for her 12th birthday?
(a) Book.
(b) Scarf.
(c) Apple.
(d) Candy.

5. What type of fur did Marya wear?
(a) Mink.
(b) Sealskin.
(c) Beaver.
(d) Fox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dress did the belle of the masquerade wear?

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

3. What was a troupe of actors from a repertory company performing in Rubtsovsk?

4. What was Uncle Yozia's occupation?

5. What type of earrings did Marya wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was it so difficult to walk on the steppe in the Spring?

2. How did Esther have to sleep when they moved away from Yosif's house?

3. During the second Summer Esther spent in Siberia, who was her and the other girls' super-heroine?

4. What was a chiffarobe?

5. How did Raisa Nikitovna respond when Esther asked permission to enter the declamation contest?

6. How did Grandmother Anna and Raya react when Esther told them she lost a 30-ruble note?

7. How did the children of Rubtsovsk help their parents with the fuel needed to heat their homes?

8. What was the boy who was interested in Esther like?

9. What was the reason that Svetlana didn't like Esther?

10. What did the radio bring that Esther listened to in Chapter 19?

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