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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 "Strangers," where did Clara and her family stay while waiting for the next stage of their journey?
(a) Poorhouse.
(b) Hostel.
(c) Boarding house.
(d) Hotel.

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

3. In "Look Away," how many bodies were crowded on the train?
(a) Thousands.
(b) 250.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) 390.

4. In "Sons," what did Papa and his sons study?
(a) Job.
(b) Psalms.
(c) Habbakuk.
(d) Isaiah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Home," what type of plants are near the forest where Clara's house is?

2. When did the boat to take Clara's family to the U.S. finally arrive?

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

4. What language is Clara nearly fluent in after years of stolen moments?

5. Which of Clara's family had to stay in isolation in "Powerless"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Clara remember doing on Friday afternoons?

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

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

5. What happens during the pogrom?

6. Where do Clara and her family live?

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

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

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

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

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