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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. How does Rifka feel about her brother, Saul?
(a) She detests him.
(b) She finds him amusing.
(c) She loves him.
(d) She does not like him.

2. To whom is Rifka writing when the novel begins?
(a) Duscha.
(b) Anja.
(c) Milena.
(d) Tovah.

3. Entering _____________ is Rifka's first time in another country.
(a) Mongolia.
(b) Germany.
(c) Poland.
(d) China.

4. Who is Rifka's uncle who helped her family escape?
(a) Uncle Avrum.
(b) Uncle Anastas.
(c) Uncle Andrick.
(d) Uncle Alexie.

5. Who is the only one in Rifka's family who can speak Russian without a Yiddish accent?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Papa.
(c) Mama.
(d) Rifka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Russian guards use to search the train?

2. Rifka says the guard speak ill of her family because ___________________.

3. What is Rifka's prognosis according to the medical student?

4. Rifka recalls a time when Russian soldiers beat Papa because he would not give up his ____________.

5. Why can Rifka not remember her older brothers in America?

(see the answer key)

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