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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 "Break," what does Clara's family have to eat for Shabbos?
(a) Bread and cheese.
(b) Fish and brown bread.
(c) Ham and potatoes.
(d) Beef and bread.

2. What do Clara's brothers do all day in "Wrestle"?
(a) Work in a grocery.
(b) Sell newspapers.
(c) Work in a sweatshop.
(d) Pray and study.

3. How does Clara learn about commerce?
(a) From Pauline.
(b) From the free school.
(c) From union meetings.
(d) From her reading.

4. At the beginning of "At Home," what does Clara make?
(a) Dough.
(b) Biscuits.
(c) Unleavened bread.
(d) Dumplings.

5. In "Menagerie," where is Clara scheduled to speak?
(a) Synagogue.
(b) Union meeting.
(c) Soapbox.
(d) Ladies' club.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Wrestle," how long did Clara work in the sweatshop?

2. What flower did Clara feel like at the end of "Joe"?

3. When Clara walks to work in "Summer," how many sleeping bodies does she walk over?

4. Who walks with Clara in "Silence"?

5. What game does Pauline teach Clara in "Planning (i)"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How has the strike affected the relationship Clara has with her mother?

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

5. What decision does Clara come to in "Wrestle" and why?

6. Who is Joe?

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

8. How does Clara describe the New Year's celebration in 1908?

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

10. In "Look Around You," how are the Lemlichs struggling to survive, and what does Clara think would help the family?

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