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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. Which of Clara's brothers was very sick when he was 3?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Marcus.

2. In "Letters," who does Clara plan to write a letter for?
(a) Widow.
(b) An old man.
(c) A young woman.
(d) Her grandfather.

3. How do Papa and Marcus pack their holy books for the trip across the Atlantic?
(a) In linen.
(b) In cotton.
(c) In newspapers.
(d) In sheep's wool.

4. In "Strangers," what country did Clara see from the railing of the steamer?
(a) Norway.
(b) England.
(c) Denmark.
(d) France.

5. In "Something We Understand," how much was the monthly rent for a three-room apartment for the Lemlichs?
(a) $20.
(b) $5.
(c) $10.
(d) $15.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Clara in "Work"?

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

3. What color did Clara believe that her father's thoughts were as they waited for the steamship to take them to America?

4. Where do Clara and her family live in "Home"?

5. Who wrote the book Clara borrows from Miriam?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens during the pogrom?

4. Where would Clara go when she escaped the poorhouse?

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

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

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

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

9. Who had to stay behind in quarantine and why when the Lemlichs arrived in New York?

10. Why do Clara and her brothers have to hide in the woods?

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