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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 the name of the boy who Esther had a crush upon?

2. What paper did the Rudomins use to write to Samuel?

3. What color were Esther's curtains that she made from hospital gauze?

4. How much money did Esther's Uncle Ben send?

5. What was the name of the other girl at Esther's new school who didn't quite fit in with the other children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Ivan Petrovich?

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

3. What did the radio bring that Esther listened to in Chapter 19?

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

5. How did Esther get a pair of shoes?

6. What work did Uncle Yozia find for Esther?

7. How did Raisa Nikitovna respond when Esther asked permission to enter the declamation contest?

8. How did Esther measure Marya for a sweater?

9. What was a chiffarobe?

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

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

Discuss the town where Esther lived and what it was like to grow up there.

Essay Topic 3

Raya was always reluctant to accept help because of her pride. Discuss pride, the importance of pride to the Rudomins, and how it affected their behavior.

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