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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Spark.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Clara and her family live in "Home"?
(a) Prussia.
(b) Czechoslovakia.
(c) Russia.
(d) Germany.

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

3. In "Strangers," where did Clara and her family stay while waiting for the next stage of their journey?
(a) Poorhouse.
(b) Boarding house.
(c) Hostel.
(d) Hotel.

4. What can Clara buy with a kopeck?
(a) Candy.
(b) Pencil.
(c) Bread.
(d) Scrap of paper.

5. What is the first meal that Clara's family has on board the ship to America?
(a) Biscuits and dried beef.
(b) Stew.
(c) Hardtack and pork.
(d) Porridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mama tell Clara and her siblings to hide in "Pogrom"?

2. In "Look Away," how many bodies were crowded on the train?

3. What food do Benjamin and Nathan bring home to eat in "Preparation"?

4. On what day at sea did the sky clear and the weather turn very cold?

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

(see the answer key)

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