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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 "Sting," what time are scabs brought in?

2. What exams does Clara pass in "Alight"?

3. In "Not One Word," how often does the toilet back up and overflow into the workroom?

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

5. In "Peddling," what does Clara feel like she is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Clara and the others strike in "Sting"?

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

3. How much work can be done by hand and by a machine, and how does that affect the demands of the boss?

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

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

6. What is Purim and who is Esther?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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