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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, where does Rabbi Mendes say that he has heard that Rabbi ben Israel has traveled?
(a) Middleburg.
(b) Amsterdam.
(c) Domburg.
(d) Rotterdam.

2. How long did the HaLevy family own the Easton house according to Helen in Chapter 5?
(a) 37.
(b) 17.
(c) 45.
(d) 24.

3. How many combined years of Hebrew, Spanish, and Portuguese study does Aaron have in Chapter 13?
(a) 16.
(b) 23.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

4. What was Ester's father's name?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Samuel.
(d) David.

5. In Chapter 7, what was the name of the person who wrote to Mendes and complained about his using a girl for a scribe?
(a) Benjamin HaLevy.
(b) David Rodrigues.
(c) Dotar Velasquez.
(d) Yacob de Souza.

6. In Chapter 16, where did Ester and Mary go?
(a) Art gallery.
(b) Theater.
(c) Park.
(d) Dressmaker.

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

8. In Chapter 5, who were the HaLevy family?
(a) Spanish Jews.
(b) Portuguese Jews.
(c) Dutch Jews.
(d) Polish Jews.

9. In Chapter 2, who requested that Rabbi Mendes come to England?
(a) Nephew.
(b) Niece.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Father.

10. Who painted Helen's Masada painting?
(a) Dror.
(b) Arab woman.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Volunteer.

11. How many hours did Helen and the other volunteers have to tour Masada and other sites?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 48.
(d) 36.

12. How many times did Constantina meet her real father?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

13. Whose offer of marriage did Ester refuse in Chapter 13?
(a) Benjamin Easton.
(b) Manuel HaLevy.
(c) Alvaro HaLevy.
(d) Richard Allende.

14. In Chapter 10, how old was Ester?
(a) 22.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

15. What is the date in Chapter 1?
(a) September 11, 2000.
(b) October 9, 2000.
(c) November 2, 2000.
(d) August 22, 2000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times was it rumored that Diego da Costa Mendes had gone courting since his wife's death in Chapter 16?

2. In Chapter 7, what color scarf is Bridgette wearing?

3. When was the last time Mendes saw Spinoza?

4. What color are Bridgette's eyes?

5. In the seventeenth century, how far would Richmond have been from London?

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