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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 14, how many children did Catherine tell Ester that she birthed?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

3. When is Helen allowed to read the Easton manuscripts in the rare manuscripts room?
(a) December 8.
(b) November 19.
(c) December 1.
(d) November 30.

4. How long has it been since Helen has slept properly in Chapter 15?
(a) Weeks.
(b) 3 months.
(c) Months.
(d) 2 weeks.

5. By what age had Aaron read enough to realize that his father's safe sermons did not resemble the courage required in the world?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

6. What is the date in the Prologue?
(a) June 8, 1691.
(b) April 12, 1691.
(c) July 23, 1691.
(d) March 4, 1691.

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

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

9. What is the date that Chapter 6 takes place?
(a) October 2, 1657.
(b) November 8, 1657.
(c) October 11, 1657.
(d) November 22, 1657.

10. Where does Aaron get lunch in Chapter 9?
(a) He has lunch delivered.
(b) Shop across the way.
(c) Bridgette fixes lunch.
(d) He brings lunch.

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

12. Why does Helen say that Rabbi Mendes had a scribe?
(a) He was blind.
(b) He had arthritis.
(c) His hands were damaged during the Inquisition.
(d) He had palsy.

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

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

15. How long had Rabbi Mendes known Menasseh ben Israel?
(a) Since he was a young man.
(b) Since he was a child.
(c) Since he was a babe.
(d) Since he was a youth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, who were the HaLevy family?

2. In Chapter 20, what did Ester go to get?

3. In Chapter 4, where does Rabbi Mendes say that he has heard that Rabbi ben Israel has traveled?

4. How much time has Aaron spent in the library researching Shakespeare and the Marrano Jews in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 16, where did Ester and Mary go?

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