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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, from where did Rabbi Mendes come from?
(a) Luxembourg.
(b) Holland.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Belgium.

2. In Chapter 11, how many years did Muriel live under enemy guns?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

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

5. In Chapter 12, how many candles did Ester use when reading Augustine and Descartes in the night?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what is the name of Helen's doctor?

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

3. Where did Ester go in Chapter 14 when Mendes told her she would not scribe for him any longer?

4. What color are Bridgette's eyes?

5. In Chapter 14, what does Ester do with the pamphlet from the Mahamad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Dror tell Helen and the other volunteers in Chapter 11 about their time on the base?

2. What advice did Mendes offer in Chapter 4?

3. Why did Catherine choose Ester to be Mary's companion?

4. In Chapter 9, why does Helen simply walk away from the assessor from Sotheby's?

5. What did the letter propose that Ester burned in Chapter 12?

6. In Chapter 14, what did Mendes say about Spinoza?

7. What is the one text that Aaron is able to find that Mendes published, and what is the subject?

8. In Chapter 6, what did Ester see when she was onboard a ship?

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

10. How does Helen learn that Mendes's scribe was a woman?

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