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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. What excuse does Uncle Avrum use to get the guards to come away from the train?
(a) His wife has had a heart attack.
(b) His son has fallen into a well.
(c) His factory has been robbed.
(d) His factory is on fire.

2. What color is Rifka's hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Blonde.

3. Rifka recalls a time when Russian soldiers beat Papa because he would not give up his ____________.
(a) boots.
(b) pipe.
(c) heater.
(d) candlesticks.

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

5. What is the ultimate destination of Rifka and her family?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) America.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Rifka's family head once everyone is well and out of the hospital?

3. Who is the only member of Rifka's family who does not get sick?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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