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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. What was the name of the ship that Alvaro served on?
(a) Spirit.
(b) Guardian.
(c) Triumph.
(d) Courage.

2. In Chapter 20, what color dress did Mary wear for an outing?
(a) Pink.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

3. In Chapter 21, when did Ester marry Manuel HaLevy?
(a) March 1, 1667.
(b) September 4,1666.
(c) November 3, 1666.
(d) July 20, 1665.

4. What does Helen keep in her office for a snack in Chapter 25?
(a) Soda water and crackers.
(b) Ginger ale and bread.
(c) Cheese and crackers.
(d) Bread and jam.

5. What was the date of Ester's letter to Spinoza at the beginning of Chapter 20?
(a) June 28, 1665.
(b) June 17, 1665.
(c) June 1, 1665.
(d) June 13, 1665.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the date in Chapter 28?

2. In Chapter 22, what was the last thing that the rabbi said he saw before he was blinded?

3. How much of London died during the plauge in 1665?

4. What atmospheric condition plagued the wedding ceremony in Chapter 28?

5. What did Ester think that Bescos wanted in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 18, what advice did Ester try to give Mary?

4. Why does Aaron rip a manuscript in Chapter 17?

5. Where does Helen go in Chapter 25 to search records, and what does she find?

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

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

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

9. What story did Bescos tell of the Jews of York?

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

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