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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. Who do Clara think they will approach about their fight in "Planning (II)"?

2. How many days did Clara work in "Rise and Fall" that she did not get paid for?

3. In "Make Ready," what birds does Clara mention are making their nests?

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

5. In "Rosh Hashanah," who is allowed to leave early for the holy day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Nathan appear when he finally comes home?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Clara’s family was Jewish and they lived by many traditions. What were some traditions that the family followed? What traditions did the family have to abandon and why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding what is happening difficult?

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