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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. In Chapter 12, how many times did Esther say that she saw Deanna Durbin in a movie?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

2. What did Raya use to make goulash for Esther's 12th birthday party?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Rutabagas.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Turnips.

3. What color hair did the boy who was Esther's first love have?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Black.

4. What time did Esther's escort pick her up for the masquerade?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

5. What color were Esther's curtains that she made from hospital gauze?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Tan.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't a mother knit a sweater for her daughter, but instead had Esther knit it?

2. What was one of the gifts that Esther received for her 12th birthday?

3. How long would Esther sometimes have to wait to read a book?

4. What American movie did Esther see in Chapter 10?

5. Who was one of the actors in the American movie Esther saw in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was Esther's birthday celebrated in Vilna?

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

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

5. Who was Ivan Petrovich?

6. Why did all heads turn when Marya Nikolayevna made her appearance?

7. Why did Esther believe at first that Svetlana was a snob?

8. Why did Raya wish she had admitted that it was her brother who knocked on her door their last day in Vilna?

9. What was a chiffarobe?

10. How did Esther measure Marya for a sweater?

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