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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 Natasha's baby given when she cried?

2. In Chapter 14, how much longer did Esther believe that the potatoes in their cellar would last?

3. What movie did Esther see that starred Deanna Durbin?

4. What color dress did the belle of the masquerade wear?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Esther measure Marya for a sweater?

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

4. How did Esther get a pair of shoes?

5. Who were Uncle Yozia and Zaya?

6. What did Samuel say in his first letter?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The baracholka provided hope. Discuss the baracholka and why it provided hope to the Rudomins and to the native peoples who attended it.

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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