View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Sweatshop," what does Clara buy for lunch?

2. What subject does Clara think she will start with in "Exams"?

3. When Clara walks to work in "Summer," how many sleeping bodies does she walk over?

4. In "Revolution," what does Clara buy?

5. In "Vote," how long has Clara worked in garment shops?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Smear," what is it like on the picket line?

3. How does Clara describe the New Year's celebration in 1908?

4. How does the foreman steal time from the workers?

5. How has the strike affected the relationship Clara has with her mother?

6. What opportunity does the director at the free school offer Clara?

7. What decision does Papa make in "Tradition"?

8. How will Rosh Hashanah be celebrated on pages 202-203?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

Clara wanted a better life for herself. How did Clara work to get a better life for herself? What is revealed about determination through her actions?

Essay Topic 3

The setting or settings in a book are where the action takes place. Do the settings in the book serve as a backdrop to characters or do they almost take on the role of a character? How do the settings evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 829 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample