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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 26, what did the mob throw at the windows of the house?

2. When Ester and Rivka left London by boat in Chapter 26, how long had it been since the day Ester went to the river with John, Mary, Thomas, and Bescos?

3. In Chapter 22, what did Rivka get a delivery boy to help with?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Ester and Alvaro's wedding like?

3. What was Ester's last request in Chapter 28?

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

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

6. In Chapter 17, why is Document RQ206 not available?

7. How did Mary catch the plague and die?

8. Why did Ester and Rivka move into the da Costa Mendes house?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ester is an unusual woman for her time. What was the role of a woman in the seventeenth century? How does Ester reject that role? How is she regarded for rejecting that role? Why is she an unusual woman for her time?

Essay Topic 2

Ester meets John Tilman when she is acting as Mary’s chaperone. What type of relationship do Ester and John have? Why does their relationship end?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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