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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 season is ending in "Make Ready"?

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

3. In "Tradition," who goes to work in Clara's family?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens to a young girl in "Lull"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not a biography or non-fiction book?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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