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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. What time does Helen want Aaron to meet her in Chapter 27?

2. In Chapter 25, what date does Helen find for Manuel HaLevy's death?

3. At the end of Chapter 27, why does Helen say that Aaron cannot read the last letters in the folio?

4. In Chapter 22, who put the cross on Mary's door?

5. In Chapter 18 when did Ester write her second letter to Spinoza?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Helen go in Chapter 25 to search records, and what does she find?

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

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

6. What story did Bescos tell of the Jews of York?

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

8. How did Mary catch the plague and die?

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

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel and why? Could it be classified as two or more different genres?

Essay Topic 3

Helen loved a man when she was 19. Who did Helen love? Why did she run from his love? How would you describe the relationship between Helen and Dror and why she ran away?

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