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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. Where did Marya Nikolayevna live before she moved to Rubtsovsk?

2. What color eyes did the boy who Esther fell in love with have?

3. What color was the skirt that Marya wanted Esther to use to make a sweater?

4. What instrument did Shurik play?

5. What day of the week did the children of Rubtsovsk have to gather to haul bricks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were Uncle Yozia and Zaya?

2. What work did Uncle Yozia find for Esther?

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

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

5. Who was Ivan Petrovich?

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

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

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

9. What did Samuel say in his first letter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Esther got off the train, all the open space and the light overloaded her sense. Discuss sensory overload and why Esther experienced an overload of her senses.

Essay Topic 2

When it finally came time to leave, Esther was reluctant to leave Siberia. Discuss Esther's feelings as she prepared to leave Siberia and why she was reluctant to leave.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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