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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 was the name of the ship that Alvaro served on?

2. What is the last date of the documents according to conservationist Patricia in Chapter 21?

3. When did Godwin say that Thomas Farrow had a brief career as a philosopher?

4. Where is Helen at the beginning of Chapter 25?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Patricia Starling-Haight and Patricia Smith help Helen in Chapter 25?

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

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

4. How did Mary catch the plague and die?

5. In Chapter 23, what does Marisa tell Aaron?

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 19, what does Aaron tell Helen about writing a reference for him to Wliton?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Ester believes that she betrayed the rabbi. Why does Ester believe that she betrayed the rabbi? How does she chastise herself for the betrayal? How does the betrayal affect how she lives?

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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