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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 years does the section "Spark" cover?
(a) 1904-1906.
(b) 1905-1907.
(c) 1903-1904.
(d) 1904-1905.

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

3. In "Sunlight," how long was there light between the building where Clara lived and the building behind it?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) Under an hour.
(c) About an hour.
(d) 45 minutes.

4. In "Words," what color dress do the Russian girls wear?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) Navy.
(d) Brown.

5. In "Words," what chore does Clara's mother ask her to do?
(a) Wash the dishes.
(b) Dust the furniture.
(c) Fold the laundry.
(d) Sweep the floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many homes were destroyed in "A Favor"?

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

3. In "Tinder," where is Clara hit?

4. In "Whirligig," what cargo was loaded on the train?

5. What food did Clara and her family have to eat in "Gone"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Clara jealous in "Look Away"?

3. What is the difference between what boys and girls learn in Clara's home?

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

5. What could Clara see when the ship came into the harbor in New York?

6. Where do Clara and her family live?

7. How was Nicco buried?

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

9. What does Clara remember doing on Friday afternoons?

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

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