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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 24 after Bescos visits, how long was it before Rivka ventured out again?
(a) 4 days.
(b) A week.
(c) Several days.
(d) 6 days.

2. When Ester and Rivka left London by boat in Chapter 26, how long had it been since the day Ester went to the river with John, Mary, Thomas, and Bescos?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 3 months.

3. At the end of Chapter 26, where did Ester and Rivka go?
(a) Benjamin HaLevy's home.
(b) da Costa Mendes house.
(c) The synagogue.
(d) The rabbi's home.

4. In Chapter 24, what did Mary throw out a window toward Bescos?
(a) Bricks.
(b) Stones.
(c) Bucket of lye.
(d) Bucket of liquid.

5. What time does Helen want Aaron to meet her in Chapter 27?
(a) 2:30.
(b) 3:30.
(c) 2:00.
(d) 3:00.

6. In Chapter 17 after 12:30 how many documents does Patricia get for Helen?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

7. When does Wilton say that Mendes died?
(a) July 8.
(b) June 30.
(c) April 21.
(d) March 3.

8. How many children did Ester have according to the records that Anne from Ricmond Local Studies can find?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) None.
(d) 1.

9. In Chapter 18 when did Ester write her second letter to Spinoza?
(a) May 1, 1665.
(b) April 29, 1665.
(c) May 17, 1665.
(d) May 12, 1665.

10. At the beginning of Chapter 24, how long has it been since Ester had spoken to anyone other than Mary or Rivka?
(a) Yestereve.
(b) Fortnight.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

11. Who did Mary send a letter to in Chapter 24?
(a) Her father.
(b) Thomas.
(c) John.
(d) Bescos.

12. How long after Ester's fever broke in Chapter 24, was she able to stand without support?
(a) 8.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

13. When did Ester die?
(a) August 1691.
(b) July 1691.
(c) May 1691.
(d) June 1691.

14. In Chapter 23, how long does Patricia say that the letter with the wax seal will take to be ready to be read?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) A week.

15. As Ester heard the rabbi's confessions, to whose punishment did he compare his punishment in Chapter 22?
(a) Micah.
(b) Zedekiah.
(c) Nahum.
(d) Zephaniah.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 25, when does Helen have an appointment with Jonathan Martin?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 17, who is in the rare manuscripts room when Aaron arrives?

3. On June 28, 1665, why did Mendes write to Rabbi da Fonseca?

4. How much money did Ester have in Chapter 18 when she had been paid by Mary?

5. How much does Helen offer to pay Bridgette for the papers she and Aaron find in Chapter 27?

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