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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What was made in one of the new factories that was built in Rubtsovsk?
(a) Heating units.
(b) Auto parts.
(c) Tin cans.
(d) Tractors.

3. When Esther and her mother moved to a new hut in Chapter 17, what was the name of the couple's baby?
(a) Irina.
(b) Anna.
(c) Katia.
(d) Zoya.

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

5. What did the Rudomins plant after school was over?
(a) Rutabagas.
(b) Cucumbers.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Yams.

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

7. What color dress did the belle of the masquerade wear?
(a) Red.
(b) Gold.
(c) White.
(d) Purple.

8. What color were Esther's curtains that she made from hospital gauze?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Tan.
(d) Yellow.

9. What skill did Esther learn from Natasha?
(a) Spinning.
(b) Crocheting.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Baking.

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

11. What did Grandfather used to give the child whose flowers looked the best?
(a) A toy.
(b) A movie ticket.
(c) 50 groshes.
(d) Candy.

12. What was one of the gifts that Esther received for her 12th birthday?
(a) Scarf.
(b) Book.
(c) Apple.
(d) Candy.

13. What was the name of the boy who Esther had a crush upon?
(a) Viktor.
(b) Yuri.
(c) Vladmir.
(d) Anton.

14. What was Vanya the bum's last name?
(a) Baranova.
(b) Petrovich.
(c) Kevorkov.
(d) Chorkina.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What would there be to eat sometimes when Raya spent time with Uncle Yozia and Aunt Zaya?

2. How much money was Esther able to get when she sold something in Chapter 14?

3. When Samuel left for the front lines, how much food did the Rudomins have in their food cellar?

4. What did Esther study for the declamation contest?

5. What color hair did the boy who was Esther's first love have?

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