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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Ideas," what concept does Clara consider?

2. How many days did Clara and her family spend on the steamer before disembarking in "Strangers"?

3. What food did Clara and her family have to eat in "Gone"?

4. In "Letters," who does Clara plan to write a letter for?

5. How old is Clara in "Work"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Clara describe herself?

5. How was Nicco buried?

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

7. What does Clara remember doing on Friday afternoons?

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

9. What does Clara hope for when her family gets to America?

10. What happened when Clara's family entered Germany on their journey to the U.S.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The factory bosses abused their power. How did the factory bosses abuse their power over their workers? How did the workers suffer injustice because of the way that the bosses abused their power?

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe the relationship that Clara had with her father? Why was the relationship they way it was?

Essay Topic 3

Clara decides not to pursue her education. Why did Clara decide not to pursue her education? What does her decision reveal about her and the type of person she was?

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