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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 "If," how long has Pauline worked in the factories?

2. In "Break," what does Clara's family have to eat for Shabbos?

3. What is made in the factory where Clara works in "Drapers"?

4. With a machine, how many stitches can a worker make in a minutes?

5. What time do Clara and others march before the shop doors in "Sting"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Purim and who is Esther?

6. What choice does Clara struggle with in "Choose"?

7. How will Rosh Hashanah be celebrated on pages 202-203?

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

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

10. In "Smear," what is it like on the picket line?

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

The only work Clara could find was in a sweatshop. What problems were there with working in sweatshops? What did greed have to do with the conditions in the factories?

Essay Topic 3

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

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