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

2. In "Preparation," what day of the week do women fill Mama's grocery store as they come to buy?
(a) Friday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Tuesday.

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

4. What type of bird is Clara caring for in "A Broken Wing"?
(a) Duck.
(b) Goose.
(c) Wren.
(d) Quail.

5. How often does Clara walk with her mother to the center of town to buy goods for the store?
(a) Three times a week.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Every other day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of Clara's brothers was very sick when he was 3?

3. What can Clara earn money doing in "Words"?

4. What did Clara feel like in "Listen"?

5. What birds does Clara compare herself to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Clara remember doing on Friday afternoons?

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

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

6. Why was Clara jealous in "Look Away"?

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

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

9. How did Clara learn to read and write Yiddish?

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

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