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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. How many days did Clara and her family spend on the steamer before disembarking in "Strangers"?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. Where did Clara and her family have to strip and shower in "Spark"?
(a) Germany.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Kiev.
(d) France.

3. On what day at sea did the sky clear and the weather turn very cold?
(a) 4th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 7th.
(d) 5th.

4. What were the bunks made of on the ship that took Clara's family to America?
(a) Wooden slats.
(b) Metal slats.
(c) Metal slabs.
(d) Wood boards.

5. How do Papa and Marcus pack their holy books for the trip across the Atlantic?
(a) In sheep's wool.
(b) In linen.
(c) In cotton.
(d) In newspapers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals does Miriam's family have on their farm?

2. What years does the section "Spark" cover?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Strangers," what did Clara believe that the sea would smell like, and what did it smell like?

2. How is Hanna's cousin Ruth allowed to study at the university in Kiev?

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

4. How does Clara describe herself?

5. What language is Clara nearly fluent in and how did she learn that language?

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

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

8. What do the papers say about a boy killed in Kishinev?

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

10. How was Nicco buried?

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