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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Helen say that Rabbi Mendes had a scribe?
(a) He was blind.
(b) His hands were damaged during the Inquisition.
(c) He had arthritis.
(d) He had palsy.

2. What were the names of the HaLevy boys that Mendes was tutoring in Chapter 10?
(a) Alvaro and Manuel.
(b) Peter and Richard.
(c) David and Benjamin.
(d) Diego and Lucas.

3. How much time has Aaron spent in the library researching Shakespeare and the Marrano Jews in Chapter 3?
(a) 14 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 17 months.
(d) 8 months.

4. When did Helen buy the picture of the Masada that hangs in her office?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1954.

5. In Chapter 20, what did Ester go to get?
(a) Linens.
(b) Books.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Jewish philosopher referenced in one of the papers that Helen finds in Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 12, who offered to help the rabbi make a marriage match for Ester?

3. In Chapter 5, what was the only text that Aaron found that Rabbi Mendes published?

4. By what age had Aaron read enough to realize that his father's safe sermons did not resemble the courage required in the world?

5. From where is the letter written in Chapter 2?

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