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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color did Clara believe that her father's thoughts were as they waited for the steamship to take them to America?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Gray.
(d) Black.

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

4. What did Clara read when she climbed on her bunk for the first time on the ship that took her family to America?
(a) Fairy tales.
(b) Torah.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Tolstoy.

5. In "Tinder," where is Clara hit?
(a) Chest.
(b) Head.
(c) Jaw.
(d) Shoulder.

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

7. What season is it in "Words"?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

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

9. What did Clara's brothers do to pass the time in "Look Away"?
(a) Read a book.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Play a game.
(d) Tell stories.

10. When did Nicco die?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Middle of the night.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) Dusk.

11. What is Clara preparing to do in "Lost" when her father burns her books?
(a) Sweep the floor.
(b) Prepare dinner.
(c) Laundry.
(d) Bake bread.

12. In "A Broken Wing," how much time does Clara have for herself?
(a) An afternoon.
(b) The morning.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 3 hours.

13. How do Clara and her family get to the city when they leave their shtetl?
(a) Wagon loaded with potatoes.
(b) Train.
(c) Horse and cart.
(d) Walk.

14. When do Miriam, Hanna, and Clara meet to dance in the woods?
(a) Mondays.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Sundays.

15. As Clara packs to leave, how many books does she plan to bring with her?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Clara buy with a kopeck?

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

3. How often does Clara walk with her mother to the center of town to buy goods for the store?

4. In "Close Enough," what bird did Clara spot?

5. What does Clara pick up as she walks at the end of "Words"?

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