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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. How old is Clara in "Work"?

2. What can Clara buy with a kopeck?

3. What lit the steerage area where Clara and her family lived on board the ship that took them to America?

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

5. In "Quiet," how many days do Clara and her siblings spend in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Clara and her family live?

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

3. What was it like in steerage on the ship to America?

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

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

6. What happens during the pogrom?

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

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

9. How old was Nathan when he got sick, and what did Clara do to help him get better?

10. In "Sons," what did Clara wonder about her father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why did the Lemlichs have to have health examinations before entering New York? What other immigration requirements did they have to meet and why?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not a biography or non-fiction book?

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