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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. What do the women in Poland wear on their heads?
(a) Berets.
(b) Kerchiefs.
(c) Pillbox hats.
(d) Shawls.

2. Who had made the undergarments Rifka wears?
(a) Aunt Rachel.
(b) Aunt Katya.
(c) Aunt Zasha.
(d) Aunt Natalia.

3. What does Rifka note is missing when her rucksack is returned to her?
(a) Her good dress.
(b) Her book.
(c) Her hair ribbons.
(d) The candlesticks.

4. Why is Rifka's family stranded in Poland?
(a) Government orders.
(b) Broken train track.
(c) Lack of money.
(d) Illness.

5. Who is the only member of Rifka's family who does not get sick?
(a) Saul.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Mama.
(d) Papa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rifka writes her letter while on a train bound for which country?

2. Which of the following does NOT describe what Rifka sees in Poland, which is just like her hometown in Russia?

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

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

5. What does Rifka do for a girl on the train to Warsaw?

(see the answer key)

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