Title: Esther a Star is Born

Author: Bradley Booth

©2009 by Pacific Press®

Readability Level 5.3 / Points 18

158 Pages / Word Count: 52,067

1.  When it came to war, King Xerxes _____ (16)

a. Was brilliant / b. Depended on his generals
c. Was without enough men / d. None of these

2.  Hadassah thought the Jewish leaders should have talked more about _____. (29)

a. Godly living / b. Moving to the old country
c. Passover / d. What was happening in the war

3.  Hadassah didn’t want to marry Marari because he was _____. (35)

a. Arrogant / b. A soldier
c. Not Jewish / d. Unkind to Mordecai

4.  Haman hated the Jews because they had _____. (49, 130)

a. Destroyed many of his people in ancient times
b. Ridiculed his gods
c. Taken his family as slaves
d. Revolted against Xerxes

5.  Esther learned palace etiquette from_____. (50, 64)

a. Her husband Xerxes / b. Her friend Haman
c. Her brother Hegai / d. Her tutor Zarbanu

6.  Manija was thrown out of the palace because she ___.(65)

a. Became drunk / b. Danced before the crowds
c. Plotted to kill the king / d. Yelled at Esther

7.  Hegai thought Vashti was _____.(71)

a. Foolish for refusing the king’s request
b. Right to refuse the king’s request
c. Not understanding what the king had wanted
d. Unable to dance

8.  Before she went to the banquet in her honor, the king sent her a _____. (98)

a. Ruby crown / b. Diamond necklace
c. Silver bracelets / d. Golden belt

9.  A _____ told Mordecai that there was a plan to kill the king. (108)

a. Jewish Chamberlain / b. Old Scribe
c. Slave boy / d. Attendant of Esther

10.  Esther didn’t tell the king her problem at the first dinner she gave because ___. (145)

a. He got drunk / b. He fell asleep
c. He didn’t like the food / d. Haman wasn’t there
Correct Answers / 1 - d, 2 - b, 3 - a, 4 - a, 5 - d, 6 - d, 7 - b, 8- b , 9 - c, 10 - a