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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) Under an hour.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) About an hour.

2. In "Close Enough," what bird did Clara spot?
(a) Cormorants.
(b) Tern.
(c) Seagull.
(d) Pelican.

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

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

5. Where did Clara and her family have to strip and shower in "Spark"?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Kiev.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Strangers," what country did Clara see from the railing of the steamer?

2. How many languages does Clara's friend Hanna know?

3. In "Strangers," where did Clara and her family stay while waiting for the next stage of their journey?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clara remember doing on Friday afternoons?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where do Clara and her family live?

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

9. How was Nicco buried?

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

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