View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, how long has it been since Ester's brother has said a word to her?
(a) Since he learned they were leaving Holland.
(b) Since their departure from Amsterdam.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

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

4. When Mary and Ester were riding in the coach, how many girls from the synagogue joined them?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

5. In Chapter 12, how long can the rabbi study before he tires?
(a) A couple hours.
(b) A few hours.
(c) 2 or 3 hours.
(d) 4 or 5 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days will Helen and Aaron have to examine the documents in the Easton's home?

2. How many times did Constantina meet her real father?

3. From where is the letter written in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 10, how old was Ester?

5. What color wool coat is Bridgette wearing in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Easton house look like in Chapter 3?

2. At the end of Chapter 13, why does Helen say that she left Dror?

3. What rules did the Mahamad set forth in a pamphlet in Chapter 14?

4. How did Isaac die?

5. In Chapter 12, why did the rabbi tell Rivka that Ester read in the night?

6. In Chapter 8, what did Issac tell Ester when she asked him to return to the Rabbi's household?

7. According to Mary in Chapter 16, under what circumstances might Ester marry?

8. What does Aaron look like when Helen sees him in the rare manuscripts room in Chapter 15?

9. How does Helen learn about the papers from the seventeenth century?

10. What does Helen say about her conversation with Jonathan Martin about the Easton documents?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 716 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample