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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. What was Vanya the bum's last name?

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

3. In Chapter 12, how many times did Esther say that she saw Deanna Durbin in a movie?

4. What color hair did the boy who was Esther's first love have?

5. What disease ran rampant during the Rudomins' second summer in Siberia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What work did Uncle Yozia find for Esther?

3. What was a chiffarobe?

4. How did Esther try to attract the attention of Yuri?

5. How did Esther get a pair of shoes?

6. Why was it so difficult to walk on the steppe in the Spring?

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

8. What did Samuel say in his first letter?

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

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 2

In Chapter 8, Esther said that trouble became their constant companion. Discuss why Esther thought that trouble was her family's constant companion.

Essay Topic 3

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

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