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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clara pick up as she walks at the end of "Words"?
(a) Leaves and pine needles.
(b) Feather, leaf, and a stone.
(c) Feathers and flowers.
(d) Pebbles and flowers.

2. In "Home," what type of plants are near the forest where Clara's house is?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Tall grasses.
(c) Ferns.
(d) Berry bushes.

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

4. How often does Clara walk with her mother to the center of town to buy goods for the store?
(a) Twice a week.
(b) Every other day.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Three times a week.

5. In "Whirligig," what cargo was loaded on the train?
(a) Food.
(b) Coal.
(c) Crates.
(d) Oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day at sea did the sky clear and the weather turn very cold?

2. What lit the steerage area where Clara and her family lived on board the ship that took them to America?

3. Which of Clara's family had to stay in isolation in "Powerless"?

4. When do Miriam, Hanna, and Clara meet to dance in the woods?

5. In "Close Enough," what bird did Clara spot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Clara's family entered Germany on their journey to the U.S.?

2. What does Clara hope for when her family gets to America?

3. In "Sons," what did Clara wonder about her father?

4. Where do Clara and her family live?

5. How did Clara describe her fifth day at sea?

6. What happens during the pogrom?

7. Who had to stay behind in quarantine and why when the Lemlichs arrived in New York?

8. Why do Clara and her brothers have to hide in the woods?

9. What did Clara say and do when her parents learned that all their kosher food was gone?

10. Where would Clara go when she escaped the poorhouse?

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