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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. In Chapter 14, how many rubles were left to get Esther, Raya, and Anna through the month?

2. What day of the week did the children of Rubtsovsk have to gather to haul bricks?

3. Where did Uncle Yozia and his wife Zaya live before they moved to Rubtsovsk?

4. What skill did Esther learn from Natasha?

5. What type of building housed the village library?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Ivan Petrovich?

2. What was the boy who was interested in Esther like?

3. How did the children of Rubtsovsk help their parents with the fuel needed to heat their homes?

4. Why did all heads turn when Marya Nikolayevna made her appearance?

5. What was the reason that Svetlana didn't like Esther?

6. What was a chiffarobe?

7. Why did Esther believe at first that Svetlana was a snob?

8. Why was it so difficult to walk on the steppe in the Spring?

9. What work did Uncle Yozia find for Esther?

10. How did Esther measure Marya for a sweater?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why Esther was not accepted by her classmates at first and how she gained friends.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the town where Esther lived and what it was like to grow up there.

Essay Topic 3

The baracholka provided hope. Discuss the baracholka and why it provided hope to the Rudomins and to the native peoples who attended it.

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