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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. What did Solomon die from?

2. How far was the gypsum mine from the village?

3. How much of the heating material did the Rudomins have to provide when they moved to a different hut in Chapter 9?

4. How long did each trip take for the Rudomins to move their belongings to their new dwelling place in Chapter 9?

5. How many separate apartments were in Esther's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Rubtsovsk look like when Esther first saw it?

2. What did Esther and her grandmother buy in Rubtsovsk?

3. Why did Esther's family get out of bed right foot forward?

4. What was a Siberian electrical storm like?

5. How did Esther describe her Great-grandmother Reisa?

6. What techniques did Raya learn for protecting herself in the Siberian winter?

7. How did Great-grandmother Reisa die?

8. Why were the prisoners called for a meeting in Chapter 5?

9. What buildings did Esther see in Rubtsovsk when she went with her grandmother?

10. What jobs were the Poles assigned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Living conditions were primitive at the mine. Discuss the living conditions at the gypsum mine.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 8, Esther said that trouble became their constant companion. Discuss why Esther thought that trouble was her family's constant companion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the Rudomins treated a bum who lived with them and how being treated with dignity affected Vanya and his position in the village.

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