View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October 2 - October 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What must Rifka do at Ellis Island before she can go home with her parents?
(a) Pay an arrival fee.
(b) Find her rucksack.
(c) Pass a medical inspection.
(d) Get vaccinations.

2. Why is Rifka so upset when she is at Ellis Island?
(a) She is being detained.
(b) She has had to get many shots.
(c) She sees so many people crying.
(d) She can't find her parents.

3. Why is Ilya silent in the interrogation room?
(a) He wants to go back to Russia.
(b) He has laryngitis.
(c) He is afraid of the doctor.
(d) He thinks his uncle does not want him.

4. What gift do Mama and Papa give to Rifka?
(a) A red coat.
(b) A blue satin dress.
(c) A Star of David on a silver chain.
(d) A new pair of shoes.

5. What is the name of the town where Rifka's family is stranded in Poland?
(a) Wroclaw.
(b) Lublin.
(c) Lodz.
(d) Motziv.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rifka has a nightmare that people are trying to steal _____________________.

2. What does Saul buy every morning for his and Rifka's breakfast?

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

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

5. What do the guards make Rifka's family do at the Polish border?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 247 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample