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

2. How old is Clara in "Work"?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

3. Where was the trial for the murders finished in "Gone"?
(a) Kursk.
(b) Saratov.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Kishinev.

4. What did Clara feel like in "Listen"?
(a) Falcon.
(b) Goshawk.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Kestrel.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were the mattresses made of on the ship that took Clara's family to the U.S.?

3. What can Clara buy with a kopeck?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Clara say and do when her parents learned that all their kosher food was gone?

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

3. How was Nicco buried?

4. What does Clara hope for when her family gets to America?

5. What was it like in steerage on the ship to America?

6. Where do Clara and her family live?

7. What language is Clara nearly fluent in and how did she learn that language?

8. How did Clara describe her fifth day at sea?

9. How does Clara describe herself?

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

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