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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 had made the undergarments Rifka wears?
(a) Aunt Zasha.
(b) Aunt Natalia.
(c) Aunt Katya.
(d) Aunt Rachel.

2. Which of the following does NOT describe what Rifka sees in Poland, which is just like her hometown in Russia?
(a) Crooked cottages.
(b) Flower boxes on windowsills.
(c) Patchy roads.
(d) Bony fences.

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

4. What had Hannah given to Rifka before the family escaped?
(a) A hat.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A coin purse.
(d) A shawl.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Rifka's family members taken when they get ill?

2. In what city will Rifka live to get treatment for her disease?

3. What reason does Rifka give the Russian soldiers for why she is on the train?

4. Which one of Rifka's family members is the first to get ill on the train?

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

(see the answer key)

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