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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 18, what did Rivka do to earn extra money?
(a) Took in mending.
(b) Cooked.
(c) Worked for a seamstress.
(d) Took in laundry.

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

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

4. What did Ester think that Bescos wanted in Chapter 24?
(a) The da Costa Mendes house.
(b) Mary's wealth.
(c) His love.
(d) The deaths of Mary, Ester, and Rivka.

5. What animal did John and Ester see after disembarking from the boat in Chapter 20?
(a) Dog.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Deer.
(d) Elk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 26, where did Ester and Rivka go?

3. What was the nationality of the Jew who performed Ester's wedding ceremony?

4. How many trips did it take Ester in Chapter 22 to carry her things to the da Costa Mendes house?

5. Where is Helen at the beginning of Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Thomas do as their boat ride was ending in Chapter 20?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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