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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days did Clara and her family spend on the steamer before disembarking in "Strangers"?

2. In "Gone," when did Clara and her family plan to board a steamship to travel to the U.S.?

3. What is the first meal that Clara's family has on board the ship to America?

4. How do Clara and her family get to the city when they leave their shtetl?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was it like in steerage on the ship to America?

2. How did Clara learn to read and write Yiddish?

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

4. How does Clara describe herself?

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

6. Where do Clara and her family live?

7. What was the apartment like that the Lemlich family rented in America?

8. What happens during the pogrom?

9. How was Nicco buried?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Audacity?

Essay Topic 2

Clara’s father had strong views of a woman’s place in society. What did Clara’s father believe was Clara’s place in society? What is revealed about gender roles through Clara’s experiences in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding what is happening difficult?

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