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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. Why is Rifka's family stranded in Poland?
(a) Lack of money.
(b) Government orders.
(c) Illness.
(d) Broken train track.

2. Who is the only member of Rifka's family who does not get sick?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Mama.
(c) Papa.
(d) Saul.

3. What reason does Rifka give the Russian soldiers for why she is on the train?
(a) She is going to work for a wealthy family.
(b) She is going away to school.
(c) She is going to a relative's funeral.
(d) She is returning home from a holiday.

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

5. What items did Rifka carry in her rucksack?
(a) Photographs.
(b) Silverware.
(c) Books.
(d) Candlesticks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Saul find a place for him and Rifka to stay?

2. What is Rifka's hometown?

3. Who is the only one in Rifka's family who can speak Russian without a Yiddish accent?

4. What is Rifka's last name?

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

(see the answer key)

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