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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 mother on the rack.
(b) His father on the rack.
(c) Martyrs in the fire.
(d) The flash of a whip.

2. On June 28, 1665, why did Mendes write to Rabbi da Fonseca?
(a) To ask for someone to care for Rivka.
(b) To ask for a dowry for Ester.
(c) To ask for a book.
(d) To ask for a scribe.

3. What is the last date of the documents according to conservationist Patricia in Chapter 21?
(a) July 1, 1665.
(b) July 19, 1665.
(c) July 30, 1665.
(d) July 8, 1665.

4. In Chapter 26, what did the vicar smell of?
(a) Something rotten.
(b) Incense and damp stone.
(c) Fried foods.
(d) Death.

5. In Chapter 18, what work of Spinoza's did Ester refer in her first letter to him?
(a) On the Improvement of Understanding.
(b) Ethics.
(c) Principia Philosophiae Cartesianae.
(d) A Theologico-Political Treatise.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 23, how long does Patricia say that the letter with the wax seal will take to be ready to be read?

2. What did Aaron buy for Helen in Chapter 23?

3. When does Wilton say that Mendes died?

4. What was the date in Chapter 28?

5. What does Ester want Alvaro to do with her papers after her death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 26 how did Ester and Rivka escape from the da Costa Mendes house?

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

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

7. How do Patricia Starling-Haight and Patricia Smith help Helen in Chapter 25?

8. How did Mary catch the plague and die?

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

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

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