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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the names of the HaLevy boys that Mendes was tutoring in Chapter 10?
(a) Alvaro and Manuel.
(b) Diego and Lucas.
(c) Peter and Richard.
(d) David and Benjamin.

2. What class does Aaron remember taking with Marisa?
(a) Economics.
(b) Classical Hebrew.
(c) Philosophy of Literature.
(d) Psychology.

3. How many hours did Helen and the other volunteers have to tour Masada and other sites?
(a) 48.
(b) 18.
(c) 36.
(d) 12.

4. What color wool coat is Bridgette wearing in Chapter 7?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

5. Whose offer of marriage did Ester refuse in Chapter 13?
(a) Manuel HaLevy.
(b) Richard Allende.
(c) Benjamin Easton.
(d) Alvaro HaLevy.

6. From where did Daniel Lusitano send Mendes a letter in Chapter 16?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Amsterdam.
(c) Lisbon.
(d) Florence.

7. What is the date of the letter in Chapter 13 that is a cross-written document?
(a) February 9, 1665.
(b) April 3, 1665.
(c) February 27, 1675.
(d) March 23, 1665.

8. Where does Chapter 6 take place?
(a) France.
(b) Richmond.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) English Channel.

9. In Chapter 15, what is the name of Helen's doctor?
(a) Dr. Ross.
(b) Dr. Paulsen.
(c) Dr. Hammond.
(d) Dr. Bagwell.

10. What is the date of the letter that reveals that Mendes's scribe is a girl?
(a) April 21, 1658.
(b) January 9, 1658.
(c) February 17, 1658.
(d) March 3, 1658.

11. In Chapter 15, how long has Helen lived in her flat?
(a) 33 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 18 years.

12. In Chapter 16, where did Ester and Mary go?
(a) Park.
(b) Art gallery.
(c) Theater.
(d) Dressmaker.

13. How many days will Helen and Aaron have to examine the documents in the Easton's home?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

14. Where did Ester say goodbye to Alvaro in Chapter 16?
(a) His home.
(b) Her home.
(c) The park.
(d) The docks.

15. In Chapter 14, what does Ester do with the pamphlet from the Mahamad?
(a) Flattens it in a book.
(b) Reads it to Mendes.
(c) Burns it.
(d) Puts it with the refuse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who painted Helen's Masada painting?

2. Why does Helen say that Rabbi Mendes had a scribe?

3. Where did the Mahamad forbid its congregation to go in Chapter 14?

4. In the seventeenth century, how far would Richmond have been from London?

5. In Chapter 8, where did Ester find her brother?

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