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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Helen using to try to keep warm in Chapter 7?
(a) Shawl.
(b) Thick sweater.
(c) Coat.
(d) Wool throw.

2. How many times did Constantina meet her real father?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

3. When was the last time Mendes saw Spinoza?
(a) Just before his ban.
(b) A year before the ban.
(c) Just after his ban.
(d) 2 years after the ban.

4. In Chapter 12, who offered to help the rabbi make a marriage match for Ester?
(a) Isabella Mendoza.
(b) Catherine da Costa Mendes.
(c) Louisa de Sousa.
(d) Maria Garcia.

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

6. How long did the HaLevy family own the Easton house according to Helen in Chapter 5?
(a) 45.
(b) 24.
(c) 17.
(d) 37.

7. In Chapter 4, where does Rabbi Mendes say that he has heard that Rabbi ben Israel has traveled?
(a) Domburg.
(b) Rotterdam.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Middleburg.

8. In Chapter 13, who does Aaron compare Ester to?
(a) Horowitz.
(b) Almagor.
(c) Dworkin.
(d) Gluckel.

9. How many times was it rumored that Diego da Costa Mendes had gone courting since his wife's death in Chapter 16?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

10. How many postgraduates accompany Wilton to the rare manuscripts room in Chapter 15?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

12. In what languages did Dror sing to Helen in Chapter 11 when they went to Jaffa?
(a) Hebrew and Czech.
(b) Hebrew and Dutch.
(c) Hebrew and German.
(d) Hebrew and Polish.

13. How long ago in Chapter 15, had Helen learned of Dror's death?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 8 years.

14. What does Marisa tell Aaron in Chapter 13?
(a) She is coming to London.
(b) She does not want to be in touch with him.
(c) She wants him to come to Israel.
(d) She wants him to call her.

15. What was the date in Chapter 12?
(a) January 1664.
(b) December 1663.
(c) February 1664.
(d) November 1663.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, how long has Helen lived in her flat?

2. In Chapter 6, how long has it been since Ester's brother has said a word to her?

3. In Chapter 14, how many children did Catherine tell Ester that she birthed?

4. When did the HaLevy family arrive in London?

5. How many combined years of Hebrew, Spanish, and Portuguese study does Aaron have in Chapter 13?

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