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

2. What is the date of the first document that Patricia brings Aaron in Chapter 17?
(a) December 1664.
(b) January 1665.
(c) November 1664.
(d) February 1665.

3. In Chapter 23, how long does Patricia say that the letter with the wax seal will take to be ready to be read?
(a) A week.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 days.

4. How much of London died during the plauge in 1665?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 1/5.
(d) 2/3.

5. In Chapter 22, what did Rivka get a delivery boy to help with?
(a) Help move the rabbi.
(b) Move furniture.
(c) Lift a sack of coal.
(d) Go to a shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ester want Alvaro to do with her papers after her death?

2. In Chapter 26 when did Bescos appear?

3. How long after Ester's fever broke in Chapter 24, was she able to stand without support?

4. In Chapter 22, who put the cross on Mary's door?

5. In Chapter 21, when did Ester marry Manuel HaLevy?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and how does Aaron learn the date and manner of Ester's death?

2. What did Thomas do as their boat ride was ending in Chapter 20?

3. Why did Ester and Rivka move into the da Costa Mendes house?

4. What did Manuel request and do in Chapter 20 in a letter he wrote to Ester?

5. What was Ester and Alvaro's wedding like?

6. What story did Bescos tell of the Jews of York?

7. In Chapter 23, what does Marisa tell Aaron?

8. Where does Helen go in Chapter 25 to search records, and what does she find?

9. How did Mary catch the plague and die?

10. Where did Ester and Rivka go after fleeing London in Chapter 26, and what reception did they receive there?

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