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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. Who won the declamation contest?

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

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

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

5. What would there be to eat sometimes when Raya spent time with Uncle Yozia and Aunt Zaya?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Ivan Petrovich?

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

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

5. What did Samuel say in his first letter?

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

7. How did Esther measure Marya for a sweater?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Esther worked hard to make a sweater for Marya Nikolayevna even under very trying conditions and with very little to work with. Discuss work ethic and how Esther demonstrated that she had a strong work ethic.

Essay Topic 2

Samuel was ordered to work on the front lines. Discuss the reactions of the Rudomin family to the news that Samuel had to work on the front lines.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the birthday celebrations that Esther had in Vilna to the one she celebrated in Siberia.

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