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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 color was the skirt that Marya wanted Esther to use to make a sweater?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Purple.
(d) White.

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

3. Including Esther, how many children walked together to school in a convoy?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

4. What instrument did Shurik play?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Accordian.
(c) Balalaika.
(d) Gusli.

5. What was Vanya's occupation before he was sent to Siberia?
(a) Farrier.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Shoemaker.
(d) Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument did Svetlana play?

2. What was made in one of the new factories that was built in Rubtsovsk?

3. How many rubles did Esther have to have for her school lunch?

4. What was the name of the heroine in the piece that Esther studied for the declamation contest?

5. What did Raya use to make goulash for Esther's 12th birthday party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Samuel say in his first letter?

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

3. What work did Uncle Yozia find for Esther?

4. Where was the only place that Esther forgot the cold and Siberia?

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

6. What job did the children in Rubtsovsk have to perform on Sunday?

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

8. How did Esther measure Marya for a sweater?

9. Why didn't Esther do well at the declamation contest?

10. What was a chiffarobe?

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