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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of fruit does Rifka buy from the vendor at the steamship dock?
(a) Orange.
(b) Apple.
(c) Pear.
(d) Cherries.

2. Why does Sister Katrina urge Rifka to get out of her room sometimes?
(a) To get some culture.
(b) To get a job.
(c) To get some exercise.
(d) To learn the language.

3. What does the person in #73 teach Rifka regarding hygiene?
(a) How to wash her clothes.
(b) How to wash her hair.
(c) How to brush her teeth.
(d) How to scrub her nails.

4. When does Rifka finally sail for America?
(a) September 1925.
(b) September 1920.
(c) September 1918.
(d) September 1922.

5. What is steerage class on a steamship?
(a) People working on board for their passage.
(b) First class passengers.
(c) The maintenance crew.
(d) People crowded in the belly of a ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rifka's hometown?

2. How does Rifka say goodbye to the milkman at her house?

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

4. What is the line between being in America, and not being in America?

5. What does Rifka worry about while on board the ship?

(see the answer key)

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