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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 22, what was the last thing that the rabbi said he saw before he was blinded?
(a) His father on the rack.
(b) Martyrs in the fire.
(c) The flash of a whip.
(d) His mother on the rack.

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

3. Who was Manuel going to go to the country with in Chapter 20?
(a) His parents.
(b) No one.
(c) His mother.
(d) Alvaro.

4. In Chapter 17 by noon how many documents has Aaron transcribed?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. In Chapter 27, how many sheets are the folio Helen and Aaron find in the Easton house?
(a) 40 or more.
(b) 45.
(c) About 50.
(d) 35.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, how big of a gash does Aaron put in a document?

2. What is the last date of the documents according to conservationist Patricia in Chapter 21?

3. In Chapter 20, how much money did Manuel HaLevy send Ester for the household?

4. In Chapter 21, when does Bridgette say they will open the house?

5. What was the name of the ship that Alvaro served on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Ester and Rivka go after fleeing London in Chapter 26, and what reception did they receive there?

2. In Chapter 20, what did Ester enjoy seeing at Barn Elms?

3. What questions does Helen say could not be asked in the seventeenth century?

4. How do Helen and Aaron get Ester's last papers in Chapter 27?

5. In Chapter 19, what does Aaron tell Helen about writing a reference for him to Wliton?

6. What did Ester learn about Rivka in Chapter 24?

7. What was Ester and Alvaro's wedding like?

8. In Chapter 21, what did Aaron discover about Ester?

9. What did Alvaro discuss in a poem he wrote as Ester was dying?

10. Why did Ester and Rivka move into the da Costa Mendes house?

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