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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many openings provided light and air in the railroad car the Rudomins were put into?

2. How many grams of bread were the Polish slave laborers given?

3. What mountains did Esther's father believe that he saw while they were traveling on the train?

4. What color did Great-grandmother Reisa always wear?

5. How many huts were near the gypsum mine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Grandmother and Mrs. Kaftal like to talk about?

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

4. How did Easter feel when she got off the train in Chapter 3?

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

6. What did the prisoners learn at a meeting at the beginning of Chapter 6?

7. What was the city of Vilna like?

8. Who took charge in the railroad car the Rudomins were packed into?

9. What news did the Rudomins learn from a soldier?

10. What did Esther pray when the moon came up the first night she spent at the gypsum mine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Esther developed a first impression of Makrinin and Popravka that proved to be true over time. Compare and contrast Makrinin and Popravka.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 6, the Poles learned that they had received amnesty. Discuss why the Poles received amnesty and how it affected their lives.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Esther and her mother.

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