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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Sunlight," how long was there light between the building where Clara lived and the building behind it?
(a) About an hour.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) Under an hour.

2. What food do Benjamin and Nathan bring home to eat in "Preparation"?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Pheasants.
(c) Salmon.
(d) Trout.

3. Who was sick in "Fighting"?
(a) Nicco.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Benjamin.

4. How many homes were destroyed in "A Favor"?
(a) 540.
(b) 397.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Hundreds.

5. Where did Clara and her family leave the train in Germany?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Dusseldorf.
(c) Bremen.
(d) Hamburg.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the steamer in Germany take Clara and her family?

3. Where was the trial for the murders finished in "Gone"?

4. In "Something We Understand," how much was the monthly rent for a three-room apartment for the Lemlichs?

5. How old is Clara in "Work"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Strangers," what did Clara believe that the sea would smell like, and what did it smell like?

2. What happened when Clara's family entered Germany on their journey to the U.S.?

3. What could Clara see when the ship came into the harbor in New York?

4. What is the difference between what boys and girls learn in Clara's home?

5. How is Hanna's cousin Ruth allowed to study at the university in Kiev?

6. How was Nicco buried?

7. What was the apartment like that the Lemlich family rented in America?

8. How does Clara describe herself?

9. How old was Nathan when he got sick, and what did Clara do to help him get better?

10. What do the papers say about a boy killed in Kishinev?

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