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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Esther use to dye hospital gauze that she used for curtains in her family's hut?
(a) Onion skins.
(b) Birch leaves.
(c) Red cabbage.
(d) Carrot leaves.

2. What colors were the first collar and cuff set that Esther made?
(a) Blue and pink.
(b) Yellow and green.
(c) Lavender and gray.
(d) White and red.

3. How far did Esther have to walk to attend her new school in Chapter 18?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) A half an hour.

4. Why didn't a mother knit a sweater for her daughter, but instead had Esther knit it?
(a) She didn't want her daughter to see her knitting.
(b) She had lost most of one hand.
(c) She didn't know how to knit.
(d) She didn't have time.

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

6. What did Esther study for the declamation contest?
(a) A sonnet to the Soviet people.
(b) An Ode to Russian soldiers.
(c) Pushkin's Eugene Onegin.
(d) An Ode to Stalin.

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

8. What was the name of the other girl at Esther's new school who didn't quite fit in with the other children?
(a) Marina.
(b) Zina.
(c) Katiusha.
(d) Larisa.

9. In Chapter 14, how many rubles were left to get Esther, Raya, and Anna through the month?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 30.

10. When was Esther's birthday?
(a) November.
(b) January.
(c) September.
(d) October.

11. When Samuel left for the front lines, how much food did the Rudomins have in their food cellar?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 2 weeks.

12. In Chapter 14, how much longer did Esther believe that the potatoes in their cellar would last?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

13. What time did Esther's escort pick her up for the masquerade?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

14. What did Raya use to make goulash for Esther's 12th birthday party?
(a) Turnips.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Rutabagas.
(d) Carrots.

15. What was Vanya's occupation before he was sent to Siberia?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Shoemaker.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Farrier.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the Rudomins have to wait in line to use the public bath?

2. What was Marya's husband's occupation?

3. What did Grandfather used to give the child whose flowers looked the best?

4. What color dress did the belle of the masquerade wear?

5. What was the surname of the woman who made clothes for the wives of the factory directors?

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