Letters from Rifka | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

September 2 - February 25

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

1919.

2. How does Rifka know Tovah?

They are cousins.

3. To whom is Rifka writing when the novel begins?

Tovah.

4. Who are Rifka's brothers?

Nathan and Saul.

5. Rifka writes in her letter that her family has escaped from which country?

Russia.

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

Poland.

7. Who is Rifka's uncle who helped her family escape?

Uncle Avrum.

8. Who is Rifka's grandmother?

Bubbe Ruth.

9. What had Hannah given to Rifka before the family escaped?

A shawl.

10. What items did Rifka carry in her rucksack?

Candlesticks.

11. Rifka carried a book written by which Russian poet?

Pushkin.

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

12.

13. The Russian guards were searching for Nathan because ____________________.