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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Aaron get lunch in Chapter 9?
(a) He brings lunch.
(b) Shop across the way.
(c) He has lunch delivered.
(d) Bridgette fixes lunch.

2. 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) Dotar Velasquez.
(b) David Rodrigues.
(c) Yacob de Souza.
(d) Benjamin HaLevy.

3. What is the date of the letter that reveals that Mendes's scribe is a girl?
(a) April 21, 1658.
(b) March 3, 1658.
(c) February 17, 1658.
(d) January 9, 1658.

4. Where did Ester go in Chapter 14 when Mendes told her she would not scribe for him any longer?
(a) Bookseller's.
(b) Mary's.
(c) Synagogue.
(d) Park.

5. How long had it been since Isaac had been at the rabbi's house in Chapter 8?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 3 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 15, how many documents does the librarian allow Aaron to have at once?

2. Who visited Mendes while Ester was out in Chapter 14?

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

4. When did Helen buy the picture of the Masada that hangs in her office?

5. How old was Spinoza when Ester met him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Helen learn that Mendes's scribe was a woman?

2. In Chapter 11, how did Helen come to buy the Masada painting?

3. In Chapter 16 who wanted to marry Ester and why?

4. What does Aaron look like when Helen sees him in the rare manuscripts room in Chapter 15?

5. In Chapter 12, why did the rabbi tell Rivka that Ester read in the night?

6. Why did Catherine choose Ester to be Mary's companion?

7. What rules did the Mahamad set forth in a pamphlet in Chapter 14?

8. What did Dror tell Helen and the other volunteers in Chapter 11 about their time on the base?

9. In Chapter 1, why does Darcy recommend Aaron Levy to help Helen?

10. According to Mary in Chapter 16, under what circumstances might Ester marry?

(see the answer keys)

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