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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 18, what work of Spinoza's did Ester refer in her first letter to him?

2. In Chapter 23, how long does it take to get an email response from the Jewish Archives of Amsterdam?

3. In Chapter 19, what did Helen get on her blouse that made her change it?

4. In Chapter 26 when did Bescos appear?

5. On June 28, 1665, why did Mendes write to Rabbi da Fonseca?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 21, what did Aaron discover about Ester?

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

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

4. What did Alvaro discuss in a poem he wrote as Ester was dying?

5. What questions does Helen say could not be asked in the seventeenth century?

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

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

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

9. How did Mary catch the plague and die?

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

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 2

Aaron accuses Helen of attributing Ester with the traits of feminism. Why does Helen attribute the traits of feminism to Ester? Was Ester a feminist?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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