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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 color dress did the belle of the masquerade wear?

2. What was the name of the boy who Esther had a crush upon?

3. What did the Rudomins plant after school was over?

4. How many rubles did Esther have to have for her school lunch?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who were Uncle Yozia and Zaya?

5. What did Samuel say in his first letter?

6. How did Esther measure Marya for a sweater?

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

8. What work did Uncle Yozia find for Esther?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss traditions that the Rudomin family had to prevent bad luck and promote good luck and whether the Rudomins seriously believed that good or bad luck could be fostered by something like getting out of bed properly.

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