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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Broken Wing," how much time does Clara have for herself?
(a) An afternoon.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) The morning.

2. How do Clara and her family get to the city when they leave their shtetl?
(a) Walk.
(b) Train.
(c) Horse and cart.
(d) Wagon loaded with potatoes.

3. What can Clara buy with a kopeck?
(a) Pencil.
(b) Bread.
(c) Candy.
(d) Scrap of paper.

4. Where was the trial for the murders finished in "Gone"?
(a) Kursk.
(b) Saratov.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Kishinev.

5. What did Clara read when she climbed on her bunk for the first time on the ship that took her family to America?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Torah.
(c) Tolstoy.
(d) Fairy tales.

6. In "Ideas," what concept does Clara consider?
(a) Communism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Conservatism.
(d) Liberalism.

7. What lit the steerage area where Clara and her family lived on board the ship that took them to America?
(a) Portholes.
(b) Skylights.
(c) Gas lanterns.
(d) Candles.

8. In "Something We Understand," how much was the monthly rent for a three-room apartment for the Lemlichs?
(a) $10.
(b) $20.
(c) $5.
(d) $15.

9. What is Clara preparing to do in "Lost" when her father burns her books?
(a) Prepare dinner.
(b) Laundry.
(c) Sweep the floor.
(d) Bake bread.

10. Which of Clara's family had to stay in isolation in "Powerless"?
(a) Mama.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Marcus.
(d) Benjamin.

11. In "Look Away," how many bodies were crowded on the train?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) 390.
(d) 250.

12. What color did Clara believe that her father's thoughts were as they waited for the steamship to take them to America?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Gray.

13. What can Clara earn money doing in "Words"?
(a) Washing dishes.
(b) Sweeping.
(c) Sewing buttonholes.
(d) Hemming clothes.

14. How many homes were destroyed in "A Favor"?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) 540.
(c) 397.
(d) Thousands.

15. Who was sick in "Fighting"?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) Nicco.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Nicco die?

2. In "Words," what color dress do the Russian girls wear?

3. Where did Clara and her family have to strip and shower in "Spark"?

4. After leaving the train in Germany, on what river did Clara and her family travel on a steamer?

5. In "Sunlight," how long was there light between the building where Clara lived and the building behind it?

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