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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Fire.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Whirligig," what cargo was loaded on the train?
(a) Crates.
(b) Food.
(c) Coal.
(d) Oil.

2. In "Rise and Fall," what is Mama cooking when Clara comes home?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Bread.
(c) Fish.
(d) Beef.

3. What do Clara's family call her when she refuses to quit striking?
(a) Kolboynick.
(b) Schmendrik.
(c) Bubeleh.
(d) Meshuggeneh.

4. At the beginning of "At Home," what does Clara make?
(a) Biscuits.
(b) Unleavened bread.
(c) Dumplings.
(d) Dough.

5. Who must start attending school in "School"?
(a) Marcus, Benjamin, and Nathan.
(b) Clara and Marcus.
(c) Clara, Marcus, Benjamin, and Nathan.
(d) Benjamin and Nathan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is covered in the section "Fire"?

2. What are the names of the people who share the mattress next to Clara's on the ship to the U.S.?

3. What lit the steerage area where Clara and her family lived on board the ship that took them to America?

4. In "Disorderly," what does Clara buy from her savings?

5. How many people were in steerage on the journey to America?

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