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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 "Sting," what time are scabs brought in?

2. What bird does Clara see in "You Have a Right"?

3. What do Clara's family call her when she refuses to quit striking?

4. In "Choose," how long has it been since Clara was given the chance to earn a scholarship.?

5. How many eggs do Clara's family share at the beginning of "Sweatshop"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much work can be done by hand and by a machine, and how does that affect the demands of the boss?

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

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

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

5. Who is Joe?

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

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

8. In "Look Around You," how are the Lemlichs struggling to survive, and what does Clara think would help the family?

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

10. What is Purim and who is Esther?

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

The only work Clara could find was in a sweatshop. What problems were there with working in sweatshops? What did greed have to do with the conditions in the factories?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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