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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. Rifka recalls that Mama always liked to ________________ at home.
(a) plant flowers.
(b) bake.
(c) paint.
(d) sing.

2. Rifka is the only one in the family who could pass for a Russian peasant _____________________.
(a) because of her ruddy complexion.
(b) because of her blonde hair.
(c) because of her clothing.
(d) because of her sturdy legs.

3. What does Rifka do for a girl on the train to Warsaw?
(a) Reads some poetry.
(b) Fixes her hair.
(c) Holds her baby.
(d) Gives her a roll.

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

5. How does Rifka know Tovah?
(a) They are neighbors.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are classmates.
(d) They are sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. A nurse throws a/an _____________ substance on Rifka and her mother.

2. Rifka states that life in Russia is good for Tovah because ___________________.

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

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

5. Where does the medical student say that Rifka contracted her disease?

(see the answer key)

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