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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. In "Silence," where does Clara go?
(a) Library.
(b) Union hall.
(c) Home.
(d) Synagogue.

2. What flower did Clara feel like at the end of "Joe"?
(a) Lily.
(b) Violet.
(c) Crocus.
(d) Sunflower.

3. Who must start attending school in "School"?
(a) Clara and Marcus.
(b) Clara, Marcus, Benjamin, and Nathan.
(c) Marcus, Benjamin, and Nathan.
(d) Benjamin and Nathan.

4. In "Poetry," between what women does a Jewish girl sit?
(a) Czech.
(b) Italian.
(c) Polish.
(d) French.

5. How many people gathered in Times Square to watch a giant ball of light slide down a flagpole?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 1,200.
(d) Thousands.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "You Have a Right," how many girls join the union?

2. How does Clara learn about commerce?

3. In "Disorderly," what does Clara buy from her savings?

4. In "Rise and Fall," what is Mama cooking when Clara comes home?

5. What do Clara's brothers do all day in "Wrestle"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Clara spend time in jail?

3. What decision does Clara come to in "Wrestle" and why?

4. What is Purim and who is Esther?

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

6. What does Clara tell her father when he orders her to come home after work and help her mother clean?

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

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 "Fire," what is the shop like that Clara works in?

10. Why does a truancy officer come to the Lemlich's apartment, and how does Clara feel about the visit?

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