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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 Chapter 10, how old was Ester?

2. How many days will Helen and Aaron have to examine the documents in the Easton's home?

3. Where does Chapter 6 take place?

4. From where is the letter written in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 12, how many candles did Ester use when reading Augustine and Descartes in the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Mary in Chapter 16, under what circumstances might Ester marry?

2. What does Aaron look like when Helen sees him in the rare manuscripts room in Chapter 15?

3. What rules did the Mahamad set forth in a pamphlet in Chapter 14?

4. Why did Catherine choose Ester to be Mary's companion?

5. In Chapter 6, what did Ester see when she was onboard a ship?

6. In Chapter 1, why does Darcy recommend Aaron Levy to help Helen?

7. In Chapter 12, why did the rabbi tell Rivka that Ester read in the night?

8. What advice did Mendes offer in Chapter 4?

9. How does Helen learn that Mendes's scribe was a woman?

10. How did Isaac die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Point of view determines how readers view characters and events. What is the point of view of the novel and how does it affect what readers know about characters and events?

Essay Topic 2

Both Helen and Ester have regrets about how they have lived their lives. What regrets do the women have? How do those regrets affect their lives and how they live?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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