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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. Who eats the food that Rifka had saved for Saul?
(a) The innkeeper's daughter.
(b) The innkeeper.
(c) Saul.
(d) Rifka.

2. Where does Rifka's family stay while stranded in Poland?
(a) Papa's cousin's house.
(b) A church.
(c) An inn.
(d) A hotel.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of Rifka's older brothers living in America?
(a) Pieter.
(b) Asher.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Reuben.

4. What do the guards make Rifka's family do at the Polish border?
(a) Stand up against the train.
(b) Put on blindfolds.
(c) Lie on the ground.
(d) Remove their clothes.

5. The Russian guards were searching for Nathan because ____________________.
(a) he broke out of prison.
(b) he stole from a bread vendor.
(c) he damaged property in a bar fight.
(d) he escaped from the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rifka carried a book written by which Russian poet?

2. What excuse does Uncle Avrum use to get the guards to come away from the train?

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

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

5. What does Saul buy every morning for his and Rifka's breakfast?

(see the answer key)

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