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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. Who walks with Clara in "Silence"?
(a) Pauline.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Evangeline.
(d) Joe.

2. How many dictionaries does Clara have to consult to learn the meaning of the word "union"?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. What color feather does Clara have on the hat she makes for herself?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Brown.
(c) Gray.
(d) Blue.

4. In "Rise and Fall," what is Mama cooking when Clara comes home?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Beef.
(c) Bread.
(d) Fish.

5. In "Time," how long are the workers supposed to get for lunch?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Not One Word," what does Clara think the boss in the shop looks like?

2. Where does a young printer's apprentice say he used to hand out revolutionary tracts?

3. In "Menagerie," where is Clara scheduled to speak?

4. In "Books," what is the name of the girl who tells Clara about the New York Public Library?

5. How much does Clara earn at Weisen and Goldstein's?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Clara get fired in "Make it Right"?

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

5. In "Celebration," what job does Clara get and what does it pay?

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

7. What is Purim and who is Esther?

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 "Brave," what does Clara tell her father when she comes home?

10. What happens when Clara and the others strike in "Sting"?

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