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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. Who is the Jewish philosopher referenced in one of the papers that Helen finds in Chapter 9?

2. When Mary and Ester were riding in the coach, how many girls from the synagogue joined them?

3. When was Rabbi Mendes cautioning against false messiahs?

4. How many combined years of Hebrew, Spanish, and Portuguese study does Aaron have in Chapter 13?

5. How long had Rabbi Mendes known Menasseh ben Israel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice did Mendes offer in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 13, why does Aaron think it would have been better for the London Jewish community to have invited Mendes to be their rabbi?

3. Why did Rabbi Mendes write Rabbi ben Israel in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 11, how does Aaron act in the rare manuscripts room?

5. In Chapter 15, how did Helen learn of Dror's death?

6. What did the letter propose that Ester burned in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

10. How did Isaac die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. If you could assign a color to represent the mood of the novel, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in Parts 1 to 5?

Essay Topic 2

A plague strikes London in 1665. How does the plague affect characters and London? Why is it so devastating?

Essay Topic 3

Ester marries Alvaro. Why do they marry? How would you describe their relationship? How is their relationship beneficial for both of them?

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