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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what is the name of Helen's doctor?
(a) Dr. Hammond.
(b) Dr. Bagwell.
(c) Dr. Ross.
(d) Dr. Paulsen.

2. `What is the first name of the women who are in charge of the rare manuscripts?
(a) Patricia.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Alicia.
(d) Martha.

3. What is Helen using to try to keep warm in Chapter 7?
(a) Shawl.
(b) Thick sweater.
(c) Coat.
(d) Wool throw.

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

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

6. In what languages did Dror sing to Helen in Chapter 11 when they went to Jaffa?
(a) Hebrew and German.
(b) Hebrew and Czech.
(c) Hebrew and Polish.
(d) Hebrew and Dutch.

7. Where did Ester say goodbye to Alvaro in Chapter 16?
(a) His home.
(b) The docks.
(c) The park.
(d) Her home.

8. Who does Aaron email in Chapter 3?
(a) Helen.
(b) Marisa.
(c) Darcy.
(d) His mother.

9. In Chapter 2, from where did Rabbi Mendes come from?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Holland.
(c) Luxembourg.
(d) Belgium.

10. In Chapter 12, how many candles did Ester use when reading Augustine and Descartes in the night?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

11. In Chapter 8, how did Issac die?
(a) Beaten.
(b) Knife attack.
(c) Drowned.
(d) Shot.

12. When did the HaLevy family arrive in London?
(a) About 1615.
(b) 1631.
(c) 1622.
(d) Around 1620.

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

14. How many times was it rumored that Diego da Costa Mendes had gone courting since his wife's death in Chapter 16?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

15. What is the date in the Prologue?
(a) June 8, 1691.
(b) April 12, 1691.
(c) March 4, 1691.
(d) July 23, 1691.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date of the letter that reveals that Mendes's scribe is a girl?

2. In Chapter 4, where does Rabbi Mendes say that he has heard that Rabbi ben Israel has traveled?

3. What was the date in Chapter 12?

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

5. What class does Aaron remember taking with Marisa?

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