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

2. In "You Have a Right," how many girls join the union?

3. What did waiters serve in Times Square in Fire?

4. What will Clara bring for a feast for the next day's work in "Rosh Hashanah"?

5. In "Disorderly," what does Clara buy from her savings?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "Fire," what is the shop like that Clara works in?

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

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

6. What decision does Papa make in "Tradition"?

7. What is Purim and who is Esther?

8. How does the foreman steal time from the workers?

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

10. What does Clara tell her father when he orders her to come home after work and help her mother clean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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