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

2. What is the fare to Coney Island?

3. In "Sting," what time are scabs brought in?

4. What time are thugs brought in in "Sting"?

5. Who is fired for getting blood on a pattern piece in "Blood"?

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

4. What is Purim and who is Esther?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does a truancy officer come to the Lemlich's apartment, and how does Clara feel about the visit?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting or settings in a book are where the action takes place. Do the settings in the book serve as a backdrop to characters or do they almost take on the role of a character? How do the settings evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

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

Clara wanted a better life for herself. How did Clara work to get a better life for herself? What is revealed about determination through her actions?

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