Multiple Choice

1. A (Chapter 1)

2. C (Chapter 2)

3. D (Chapter 4)

4. B (Chapter 5)

5. C (throughout)

6. B (Chapter 9)

7. B (Chapter 10)

8. A (Chapter 11)

9. A (Chapter 14)

10. D (Chapter 16)

11. C (Chapter 18)

12. B (Chapter 19)

13. A (Chapter 20)

14. D (Chapter 21)

15. C (Chapter 22)

Long Answer

1. As a child, Esther thought the moon was God. When she sees the moon—from the cattle car taking her away from home and in various settings in Siberia—she knows it is not a deity, but it still prompts her to pray. She gives God very detailed requests and instructions in her prayers. (Chapters 2 and 3)

2. Father insists that she must use some of the family's meager funds to go to the movies. (Chapter 10) Mother holds a birthday party for her, using up their small food supply to provide a meal for their friends. (Chapter 13)