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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 12, how many candles did Ester use when reading Augustine and Descartes in the night?
2. How long had Rabbi Mendes known Menasseh ben Israel?
3. In Chapter 7, what was the name of the person who wrote to Mendes and complained about his using a girl for a scribe?
4. How many times was it rumored that Diego da Costa Mendes had gone courting since his wife's death in Chapter 16?
5. Who does Aaron email in Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does Helen say about her conversation with Jonathan Martin about the Easton documents?
3. Why did Catherine choose Ester to be Mary's companion?
4. In Chapter 1, why does Darcy recommend Aaron Levy to help Helen?
5. What does Aaron look like when Helen sees him in the rare manuscripts room in Chapter 15?
6. How does Helen learn about the papers from the seventeenth century?
7. What rules did the Mahamad set forth in a pamphlet in Chapter 14?
8. In Chapter 15, how did Helen learn of Dror's death?
9. In Chapter 12, why did the rabbi tell Rivka that Ester read in the night?
10. What advice did Mendes offer in Chapter 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Masada was the site of a battle between Jews and Romans. What happened at Masada? What does Masada represent in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
The rabbi and other characters make confessions in the novel. What is a confession? Who makes confessions in the novel? How do those confessions relieve agony that characters felt?
Essay Topic 3
Aaron is confused by a Shakespearean sonnet. How do the characters view romantic love? What is communicated about love through relationships that characters have?
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