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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. Which of the following is NOT something Rifka does at the hospital?
(a) Sing to the patients.
(b) Watch over her mama.
(c) Learns to speak Polish.
(d) Eat potatoes.

2. What is Rifka's hometown?
(a) Berchidev.
(b) Spassk.
(c) Abinsk.
(d) Moscow.

3. What organization provides aid to Rifka's family in Warsaw?
(a) Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.
(b) Doctors Without Borders.
(c) The Red Cross.
(d) The Polish Embassy.

4. Rifka has a nightmare that people are trying to steal _____________________.
(a) Papa's pipe.
(b) Mama's candlesticks.
(c) Her coins.
(d) Her book.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. To whom is Rifka writing when the novel begins?

4. Where does Rifka's family stay while stranded in Poland?

5. Rifka recalls that Mama always liked to ________________ at home.

(see the answer key)

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