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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 subject does Clara think she will start with in "Exams"?

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

3. How much does Clara earn at Weisen and Goldstein's?

4. What year is covered in the section "Fire"?

5. What is the name of the young printer's apprentice who comes to labor meetings?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 is sometimes compared to Joan of Arc. Who was Joan of Arc? In what ways was Clara like Joan of Arc?

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