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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Tinder.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Words," what color dress do the Russian girls wear?
(a) Gray.
(b) Navy.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

2. In "Yarid," from where do the canned goods come from that Mama barters for?
(a) Kronstadt.
(b) Minsk.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Belgorod.

3. What can Clara earn money doing in "Words"?
(a) Sewing buttonholes.
(b) Hemming clothes.
(c) Washing dishes.
(d) Sweeping.

4. What language is Clara nearly fluent in after years of stolen moments?
(a) Greek.
(b) Russian.
(c) German.
(d) Hebrew.

5. What does Clara teach Miriam in exchange for borrowing Miriam's father's copy of The Cossacks?
(a) Sew buttonholes.
(b) Play a clapping game.
(c) Identify plants in the woods.
(d) Sing a song.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Clara buy with a kopeck?

2. In "Preparation," what day of the week do women fill Mama's grocery store as they come to buy?

3. How do Clara and her family get to the city when they leave their shtetl?

4. What is across the street from Clara's mother's store?

5. Who wrote the book Clara borrows from Miriam?

(see the answer key)

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