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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. How many children came to Esther's birthday party in Vilna?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 50.
(d) 25.

2. How long did the Rudomins have to wait in line to use the public bath?
(a) 45 min.
(b) 60 min.
(c) At least a couple of hours.
(d) About 3 hours.

3. When Esther and her mother moved to a new hut in Chapter 17, what was the name of the couple's baby?
(a) Irina.
(b) Zoya.
(c) Katia.
(d) Anna.

4. What was Uncle Yozia's occupation?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Shoemaker.

5. What did Esther use to dye hospital gauze that she used for curtains in her family's hut?
(a) Carrot leaves.
(b) Red cabbage.
(c) Birch leaves.
(d) Onion skins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Vanya the bum's last name?

2. What colors were the first collar and cuff set that Esther made?

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

4. In Chapter 18, what color shoes did a man give Esther?

5. What did the Rudomins plant after school was over?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What work did Uncle Yozia find for Esther?

8. How did Esther measure Marya for a sweater?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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