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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the seventeenth century, how far would Richmond have been from London?
2. How long did the HaLevy family own the Easton house according to Helen in Chapter 5?
3. When Mary and Ester were riding in the coach, how many girls from the synagogue joined them?
4. How long has it been since Helen has slept properly in Chapter 15?
5. How long had it been since Ester had held a quill in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 14, what did Mendes say about Spinoza?
2. In Chapter 1, why does Darcy recommend Aaron Levy to help Helen?
3. In Chapter 11, how does Aaron act in the rare manuscripts room?
4. In Chapter 12, why did the rabbi tell Rivka that Ester read in the night?
5. According to Mary in Chapter 16, under what circumstances might Ester marry?
6. In Chapter 15, how did Helen learn of Dror's death?
7. What does the Easton house look like in Chapter 3?
8. Why did Catherine choose Ester to be Mary's companion?
9. At the end of Chapter 13, why does Helen say that she left Dror?
10. In Chapter 16 who wanted to marry Ester and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Aaron is confused by a Shakespearean sonnet. How do the characters view romantic love? What is communicated about love through relationships that characters have?
Essay Topic 2
Aaron accuses Helen of attributing Ester with the traits of feminism. Why does Helen attribute the traits of feminism to Ester? Was Ester a feminist?
Essay Topic 3
Mary da Costa Mendes is left alone in London after her mother’s death. Why was Mary’s mother concerned about the relationship between Mary and her father before she died? Where is her father after Mary’s mother's death? Why does he leave her alone in London? How would you describe the relationship between Mary and her father?
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