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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 "A Broken Wing," how much time does Clara have for herself?
(a) The morning.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) An afternoon.

2. What food do Benjamin and Nathan bring home to eat in "Preparation"?
(a) Pheasants.
(b) Trout.
(c) Salmon.
(d) Ducks.

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

4. What is the date at the beginning of "Tinder"?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1906.

5. What lit the steerage area where Clara and her family lived on board the ship that took them to America?
(a) Skylights.
(b) Candles.
(c) Portholes.
(d) Gas lanterns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the mattresses made of on the ship that took Clara's family to the U.S.?

2. In "Look Away," how many bodies were crowded on the train?

3. How many people were in steerage on the journey to America?

4. In "Whirligig," what cargo was loaded on the train?

5. In "Something We Understand," how much was the monthly rent for a three-room apartment for the Lemlichs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was Nicco buried?

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

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

6. How did Clara describe her fifth day at sea?

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

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

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

10. What does Clara remember doing on Friday afternoons?

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