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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day of the week did Esther have piano lessons?
(a) Tuesdays.
(b) Thursdays.
(c) Wednesdays.
(d) Mondays.

2. What color roof was on Esther's house?
(a) Blue.
(b) Tan.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

3. What did some of the native Siberian men drink?
(a) Cologne.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Gin.
(d) Rum.

4. What territory were the prisoners in when the train stopped?
(a) Crimea.
(b) Moldova.
(c) Turkmenistan.
(d) Altai.

5. In Chapter 5, Esther said that her skirts had grown shorter. By how many inches did Esther's skirts become shorter?
(a) 1/2 inch.
(b) Almost an inch.
(c) Almost 2 inches.
(d) 3/4 inch.

6. How fast was the train traveling that Esther and her family were on?
(a) 15 mph.
(b) 20 mph.
(c) 5-8 mph.
(d) 10-12 mph.

7. What didn't Esther water at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Spirea bush.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Lettuce.
(d) Lilac bush.

8. What color did Great-grandmother Reisa always wear?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

9. What month was it when the prisoners got off the train?
(a) July.
(b) June.
(c) September.
(d) August.

10. How many rooms did the hut have where the Rudomins moved in Chapter 9?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

11. What nationality did Esther see in her mother's features?
(a) German.
(b) Italian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

12. What trees did Esther see along the river as the train left Vilna?
(a) Willows.
(b) Poplars.
(c) Ash.
(d) Birch.

13. How much of the heating material did the Rudomins have to provide when they moved to a different hut in Chapter 9?
(a) One-third.
(b) All.
(c) Half.
(d) One-fourth.

14. How far was the gypsum mine from the village?
(a) 11 kilometers.
(b) 8 kilometers.
(c) 5 kilometers.
(d) 12 kilometers.

15. How tall was Esther's grandmother?
(a) 4 ft. 11 in.
(b) 5 ft. 6 in.
(c) 5 ft. 2 in.
(d) 5 ft.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take before Esther and her grandmother were allowed to go to the village?

2. What river ran through the town where Esther lived?

3. How many years after Esther arrived in Rubtsovsk, did it become a town of some industrial importance?

4. What jewelry did Great-grandmother Reisa always wear?

5. What type of a field did Esther and the children work in?

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