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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. In "You Have a Right," how many girls join the union?
2. How much will Clara earn in "Sweatshop" for working 10 hours a day for seven days a week?
3. What job does Clara get in "Weisen and Goldstein's"?
4. What exams does Clara pass in "Alight"?
5. What year is covered in the section "Fire"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has the strike affected the relationship Clara has with her mother?
2. Who is Joe?
3. How does the foreman steal time from the workers?
4. How does Nathan appear when he finally comes home?
5. How much work can be done by hand and by a machine, and how does that affect the demands of the boss?
6. What decision does Papa make in "Tradition"?
7. What is Purim and who is Esther?
8. In "Look Around You," how are the Lemlichs struggling to survive, and what does Clara think would help the family?
9. What happens to a young girl in "Lull"?
10. What choice does Clara struggle with in "Choose"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Clara’s family was Jewish and they lived by many traditions. What were some traditions that the family followed? What traditions did the family have to abandon and why?
Essay Topic 2
Clara picketed factories where she worked. Why did Clara picket factories where she worked? Why were strikes necessary to achieve Clara’s goals?
Essay Topic 3
The Lemlichs traveled to America in steerage class of a ship. What was steerage class like compared first or second class accommodations? What is conveyed about social class by the conditions the Lemlichs endured on the trip to America?
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