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Brave Girl

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Book Brave Girl is about a girl named

a)

Clara Shumann

b)

Clara Lemlich

c)

Clara Barton

d)

Clara Zetkin

2.

What language did Clara Lemlich speak when she said, "STRAYK!"?

a)

French

b)

German

c)

Russian

d)

Yiddish

3.

How tall was Clara Lemlich?

a)

3 feet tall

b)

4 feet tall

c)

5 feet tall

d)

6 feet tall

4.

What city did the Lemlichs live in?

a)

New York City

b)

Trenton

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Chicago

5.

As the Lemlichs arrived on the steamship, there was a statue in the background what was is the "Statue of"?

a)

Prosperity

b)

Liberty

c)

Slavery

d)

Delivery

6.

What type of apartment did the Lemlichs live in?

a)

a highrise

b)

a condo

c)

a co-op

d)

a tenement

7.

What type of a job did Clara take when she arrived in NYC?

a)

she became a house cleaner

b)

she became a bartender

c)

she became a garment worker

d)

she became a tailor in a department store

8.

What does "garment" mean?

a)

clothing

b)

food

c)

toys

d)

suitcases

9.

In the factory, there were filthy toilets. What does "filthy" mean?

a)

old

b)

dirty

c)

broken

d)

cracked

10.

What word means almost the same thing as filthy?

a)

fixed

b)

shiny

c)

unclean

d)

spotless

11.

Every night the girls were inspected before they went home. What does inspected mean?

a)

missed

b)

passed

c)

checked

d)

punished

12.

Which word means almost the same thing as inspected?

a)

met

b)

kept

c)

unseen

d)

examined

13.

Why were the girls inspected at the end of their shift?

a)

They were checked in case they stole fabric

b)

They were checked for lice

c)

They were checked for weapons

d)

They were checked for working papers

14.

The rules at the garment factory were harsh and unfair. One was: if you are late by a few minutes, you lose

a)

your job

b)

a half day's pay

c)

a whole day's pay

d)

your lunch hour

15.

These unfair rules made Clara want to STRIKE! According to the book, when she led a "Walkout" with the other girls, she got fired, arrested and

a)

executed

b)

fined

c)

tortured

d)

beat up

16.

How many ribs were broken when she was "beat up"?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

17.

How many times was she arrested?

a)

3 times

b)

9 times

c)

17 times

d)

23 times

18.

Clara wanted to have a big Strike but the union leader did not "propose" action. What does propose mean?

a)

suggests

b)

prevents

c)

discusses

d)

considers

19.

What is something that one person might propose to another?

a)

birthday

b)

marriage

c)

happiness

d)

childhood

20.

From a financial point of view, the girls did not make as much as the men. What does "financial" mean?

a)

money

b)

clothes

c)

food

d)

trouble

21.

what does independent mean?

a)

on your own

b)

with other people

22.

what does oversee mean?

a)

hire

b)

supervise

c)

interview

d)

understand

23.

At the end of her shift, Clara would walk to the library. What is a "shift"?

a)

day

b)

night

c)

strike

d)

workday

24.

What is an organization that governs?

a)

governor

b)

governish

c)

governhood

d)

government

25.

This word means "Like a young boy."

a)

boyhood

b)

boyish

c)

girlhood

d)

girlish

26.

This word means "a place of many neighbors."

a)

neighborhood

b)

neighborment

c)

neighborly

d)

neighborish

27.

The word sleep is a noun. Add a suffix to make it an adjective - a descriptive word.

a)

sleepy

b)

sleepish

c)

sleepyhood

d)

sleepment

28.

The time of being a parent:

a)

parentment

b)

parenthood

c)

parenty

d)

parentish

29.

The garment worker boycott was successful because three results took place. What were they?

a)

Christmas presents, paid vacation, and free healthcare.

b)

parties, community service, jail time

c)

unions, higher pay, shorter workweeks

d)

retirement package, free bagels, trip to Florida

30.

Did you finish your opinion piece about Clara Lemlich with an introduction. three reasons, a conclusion.

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

not sure