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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was one of the actors in the American movie Esther saw in Chapter 10?
(a) Jack Benny.
(b) James Stewart.
(c) Frank Capra.
(d) Clark Gable.

2. How many rubles did Esther have to have for her school lunch?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

3. What color hair did the boy who was Esther's first love have?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Blonde.

4. In Chapter 17, when was it announced that there was going to be a declamation contest?
(a) October.
(b) September.
(c) November.
(d) August.

5. What color was the skirt that Marya wanted Esther to use to make a sweater?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Purple.
(d) White.

6. Where did the woman and her daughter come from who wanted Esther to make sweaters from unused wool?
(a) Livny.
(b) Slavgorod.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Kronstadt.

7. What movie did Esther see that starred Deanna Durbin?
(a) 100 Men and a Girl.
(b) Can't Help Singing.
(c) Three Smart Girls.
(d) Every Sunday.

8. What American movie did Esther see in Chapter 10?
(a) Casablanca.
(b) Charlie's Aunt.
(c) For Whom the Bell Tolls.
(d) The Best Years of Our Lives.

9. What disease ran rampant during the Rudomins' second summer in Siberia?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Yellow fever.
(c) Dengue fever.
(d) Typhus.

10. How many children came to Esther's birthday party in Vilna?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 50.
(d) 25.

11. What was the surname of the woman who made clothes for the wives of the factory directors?
(a) Chernitsky.
(b) Abelev.
(c) Kevorkov.
(d) Lvovna.

12. What did Esther earn when she knit a sweater for a little girl?
(a) A pair of boots.
(b) Milk and potatoes.
(c) Beef.
(d) A book.

13. How much money did Esther's Uncle Ben send?
(a) $100.
(b) $50.
(c) $75.
(d) $20.

14. Who won the declamation contest?
(a) Svetlana.
(b) Katiusha.
(c) Marta.
(d) Izolda.

15. What color eyes did the boy who Esther fell in love with have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gray.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What payment was a woman willing to pay Esther to make two sweaters from unused wool?

2. What was a favorite pastime of the boys in Siberia?

3. What was Natasha's baby given when she cried?

4. What was the name of the boy who Esther had a crush upon?

5. What color dress did Anya lend Esther for the masquerade?

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