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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 2 - February 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the medical student say that Rifka contracted her disease?
(a) Water from a pond.
(b) Somewhere in Russia.
(c) A Polish train station.
(d) On the train.

2. What job does Saul get while waiting on his family to get well?
(a) He washes dishes in a restaurant.
(b) He builds houses with a construction company.
(c) He mops floors at the train station.
(d) He sorts apples in an orchard.

3. What does Saul buy every morning for his and Rifka's breakfast?
(a) Rolls and coffee.
(b) Cheese and biscuits.
(c) Apples and rolls.
(d) Herring and rolls.

4. Rifka says the guard speak ill of her family because ___________________.
(a) they are Jewish.
(b) they are peasants.
(c) they are thieves.
(d) they are uneducated.

5. Where is Rifka sent to get treatment for her disease?
(a) Belgium.
(b) France.
(c) Ireland.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rifka is the only one in the family who could pass for a Russian peasant _____________________.

2. What is the ultimate destination of Rifka and her family?

3. What excuse does Uncle Avrum use to get the guards to come away from the train?

4. How old is Rifka at the beginning of the book?

5. "Letters from Rifka" begins in September of what year?

(see the answer key)

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