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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What health problems did a woman have who appeared outside the house with Bescos in Chapter 26?
(a) Missing arm and deformed hand.
(b) Broken arm and skin rash.
(c) Large scars on her face.
(d) Bad eye and broken teeth.

2. In Chapter 17 after 12:30 how many documents does Patricia get for Helen?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

3. In Chapter 25, when does Helen have an appointment with Jonathan Martin?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 1:30. p.m.
(c) 2:30 p.m.
(d) 3 p.m.

4. In Chapter 23, how long does it take to get an email response from the Jewish Archives of Amsterdam?
(a) 36 hours.
(b) 14 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 24 hours.

5. In Chapter 28, how long has Ester lived in the house?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 years.

6. In Chapter 21, what time did librarian Patricia say that conservationist Patricia would be down?
(a) 1 p.m.
(b) 4 p.m.
(c) 3 p.m.
(d) 2 p.m.

7. In Chapter 24 after Bescos visits, how long was it before Rivka ventured out again?
(a) A week.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) Several days.

8. In Chapter 24, how long after Mary went out into the streets did she come down with the plague?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

9. In Chapter 26 when did Bescos appear?
(a) A week before the guard would leave his post.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) Two weeks before the guard would leave his post.

10. In Chapter 28, who made arrangements to print Mendes's Seven Areguments Against a False Messiah.
(a) Amsterdam Jews.
(b) Ester.
(c) Alvaro HaLevy.
(d) Benjamin HaLevy.

11. Where did Thomas, Mary, John, and Ester go after boating in Chapter 20?
(a) Tavern.
(b) Mary's.
(c) Church.
(d) Inn.

12. At the end of Chapter 27, why does Helen say that Aaron cannot read the last letters in the folio?
(a) They are in a different language.
(b) Damaged by iron gall ink.
(c) They need to be handled with gloves.
(d) They are not Ester's papers.

13. What is the last date of the documents according to conservationist Patricia in Chapter 21?
(a) July 1, 1665.
(b) July 19, 1665.
(c) July 8, 1665.
(d) July 30, 1665.

14. In Chapter 27, where does Helen want him to meet her?
(a) Parish records hall.
(b) Bus station in Richmond.
(c) Rare documents room.
(d) Richmond Local Studies Office.

15. Where does Aaron go after leaving the record room in Chapter 21?
(a) Prospero's.
(b) His apartment.
(c) The university.
(d) Easton house.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18 when did Ester write her second letter to Spinoza?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 24, how long has it been since Ester had spoken to anyone other than Mary or Rivka?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 17, who is in the rare manuscripts room when Aaron arrives?

4. On June 28, 1665, why did Mendes write to Rabbi da Fonseca?

5. What was the date of Ester's letter to Spinoza at the beginning of Chapter 20?

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