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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. How many people were in steerage on the journey to America?
(a) 780.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 1,300.
(d) 940.

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

3. In "Home," what type of plants are near the forest where Clara's house is?
(a) Berry bushes.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Ferns.
(d) Tall grasses.

4. Where did the steamer in Germany take Clara and her family?
(a) Baltic Sea.
(b) North Sea.
(c) Caspian Sea.
(d) Black Sea.

5. In "A Favor," how many people were murdered?
(a) 49.
(b) 47.
(c) 38.
(d) 51.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Gone," when did Clara and her family plan to board a steamship to travel to the U.S.?

2. Who was sick in "Fighting"?

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

4. How long was the trip to America supposed to take?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Clara describe herself?

7. Where do Clara and her family live?

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

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

10. How was Nicco buried?

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