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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. Why had a lady from the HIAS taken Rifka shopping for clothes when she first arrived in Antwerp?
(a) Her clothes were ruined from fumigations.
(b) Her clothes were too small now.
(c) Her clothes had big holes in them.
(d) Her clothes were not warm enough.

2. Who is the sailor with whom Rifka makes friends on the ship?
(a) Alexi.
(b) Gregor.
(c) Pieter.
(d) Paul.

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

4. Rifka writes in her letter that her family has escaped from which country?
(a) Russia.
(b) China.
(c) Romania.
(d) Poland.

5. What organization provides aid to Rifka's family in Warsaw?
(a) Doctors Without Borders.
(b) Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.
(c) The Red Cross.
(d) The Polish Embassy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a word that the lady from HIAS has taught Rifka?

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

4. What does Rifka celebrate by herself in her room?

5. When Rifka gets the approval to go to America, she has been gone from Berdichev for how long?

(see the answer key)

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