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

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

3. In Chapter 26 when did Bescos appear?
(a) Two weeks before the guard would leave his post.
(b) July.
(c) August.
(d) A week before the guard would leave his post.

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

5. What did Rivka cut after the rabbi died to signify mourning in Chapter 22?
(a) Her arms.
(b) Her sleeve.
(c) Hair.
(d) Collar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 20, what occupation was John supposed to take?

3. What is the date of the document Aaron tears in Chapter 17?

4. In Chapter 24, how long after Mary went out into the streets did she come down with the plague?

5. In Chapter 26, what did the mob throw at the windows of the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Manuel request and do in Chapter 20 in a letter he wrote to Ester?

2. In Chapter 17, why is Document RQ206 not available?

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

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

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

6. What was Ester's last request in Chapter 28?

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

8. At the end of Chapter 19, what do Helen and Aaron begin to think about Ester and Thomas Farrow?

9. When and how does Aaron learn the date and manner of Ester's death?

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

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