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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. When did Ester write Spinoza at the beginning of Chapter 18?
2. Where did Thomas, Mary, John, and Ester go after boating in Chapter 20?
3. In Chapter 24 after Bescos visits, how long was it before Rivka ventured out again?
4. At the end of Chapter 27, why does Helen say that Aaron cannot read the last letters in the folio?
5. What was the date of Ester's letter to Spinoza at the beginning of Chapter 20?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the end of Chapter 19, what do Helen and Aaron begin to think about Ester and Thomas Farrow?
2. In Chapter 26 how did Ester and Rivka escape from the da Costa Mendes house?
3. In Chapter 20, what did Ester enjoy seeing at Barn Elms?
4. What did Ester learn about Rivka in Chapter 24?
5. How did Mary catch the plague and die?
6. In Chapter 19, what does Aaron tell Helen about writing a reference for him to Wliton?
7. Why did Ester and Rivka move into the da Costa Mendes house?
8. What did Thomas do as their boat ride was ending in Chapter 20?
9. In Chapter 18, what advice did Ester try to give Mary?
10. What was Ester's last request in Chapter 28?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A plague strikes London in 1665. How does the plague affect characters and London? Why is it so devastating?
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
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?
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