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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lélia's mail end up on the ground?
(a) Her mailbox was broken.
(b) She did not have a mailbox.
(c) She always threw her mail on the ground out of anger.
(d) Her postal worker didn not like her.

2. When was Myriam able to have her family declared dead?
(a) 2003.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1949.

3. According to Vicente, why did he call off the party?
(a) His sister had just been arrested.
(b) He found out his father got remarried.
(c) His brother had just died.
(d) His mother made him move out.

4. What did Georges bring to Anne's house?
(a) Pasta and a movie.
(b) A stack of postcards from her uncle.
(c) A prayer shawl.
(d) Flowers and wine.

5. What was interesting about the weather on the day the postcard was sent?
(a) There was a tornado in Paris.
(b) It was the hottest day on record.
(c) There was a blizzard.
(d) It was extremely humid.

6. Who did Noémie work with in the infirmary?
(a) Dr. Hautval.
(b) Dr. Bouveris.
(c) Dr. Madeleine.
(d) Dr. Matteoli.

7. Who is Georges?
(a) Myriam's second husband.
(b) Anne's boyfriend.
(c) Clara's father.
(d) Claire's husband.

8. According to Ephraim, who does he not love anymore?
(a) Emma.
(b) Aniouta.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

9. Who did Ephraim and Emma visit on their way to Palestine?
(a) Emmanuel.
(b) Aniouta.
(c) Emma's parents.
(d) Boris.

10. According to Vicente, why was Miriam his "ticket to pissing off the whole world" (111)?
(a) She was charismatic.
(b) She was Jewish.
(c) She was smart.
(d) She was pregnant.

11. When was Myriam able to have her family declared missing?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1942.

12. What kind of business did Ephraim own in Riga?
(a) A flower shop.
(b) A citrus farm.
(c) An egg shop.
(d) A caviar business.

13. Who does Emma teach?
(a) College students.
(b) Children at the elementary school.
(c) Mothers and grandmothers.
(d) Young girls in her neighborhood.

14. Who did Myriam and Noémi befriend?
(a) Deborah.
(b) Colette.
(c) Anna.
(d) Madeleine Rose.

15. Who remained calm knowing that "fear leads to bad decisions" (136)?
(a) Ephraim.
(b) Gabriele.
(c) Emma.
(d) Vicente.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Noémi dream about having?

2. What does Lélia want to see at the town hall?

3. What was Lélia doing when she found the postcard?

4. Who was a prisoner alongside Noémie?

5. Where does Anne meet with Gerard Rambert?

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