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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. What will Clara bring for a feast for the next day's work in "Rosh Hashanah"?
(a) Challah.
(b) Fish.
(c) Apples and honey.
(d) Bread.

2. In "Not One Word," how often does the toilet back up and overflow into the workroom?
(a) Every other day.
(b) Twice a week.
(c) Every day.
(d) 3 times a week.

3. What do Clara's family call her when she refuses to quit striking?
(a) Bubeleh.
(b) Meshuggeneh.
(c) Schmendrik.
(d) Kolboynick.

4. What is the fare to Coney Island?
(a) 3 cents.
(b) 5 cents.
(c) 10 cents.
(d) 2 cents.

5. With a machine, how many stitches can a worker make in a minutes?
(a) Over 3,000.
(b) 2,900.
(c) 3,200.
(d) About 2,500.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color feather does Clara have on the hat she makes for herself?

2. What does Clara read in "Poetry"?

3. Whose backside does the foreman grab in "Make it Right"?

4. What call does the kestrel make?

5. Where does Clara go in "A Different Life"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much work can be done by hand and by a machine, and how does that affect the demands of the boss?

2. Where does Clara go and what does she do in "A Different Life"?

3. In "Fire," what is the shop like that Clara works in?

4. What decision does Papa make in "Tradition"?

5. What does Clara tell her father when he orders her to come home after work and help her mother clean?

6. What happens to a young girl in "Lull"?

7. In "Celebration," what job does Clara get and what does it pay?

8. What opportunity does the director at the free school offer Clara?

9. In "Brave," what does Clara tell her father when she comes home?

10. Why does Clara get fired in "Make it Right"?

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