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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 "Whirligig," what cargo was loaded on the train?

2. What did Clara feel like in "Listen"?

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

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

5. What season is it in "Words"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Clara describe herself?

5. What does Clara remember doing on Friday afternoons?

6. What do the papers say about a boy killed in Kishinev?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Clara is sometimes compared to Joan of Arc. Who was Joan of Arc? In what ways was Clara like Joan of Arc?

Essay Topic 2

Clara meets Joe at a labor meeting. How does a relationship develop between Clara and Joe? How does the relationship help Clara?

Essay Topic 3

The Lemlichs traveled to America in steerage class of a ship. What was steerage class like compared first or second class accommodations? What is conveyed about social class by the conditions the Lemlichs endured on the trip to America?

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