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

2. What does Rifka do for a girl on the train to Warsaw?
(a) Reads some poetry.
(b) Gives her a roll.
(c) Holds her baby.
(d) Fixes her hair.

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

4. Rifka says the guard speak ill of her family because ___________________.
(a) they are Jewish.
(b) they are uneducated.
(c) they are thieves.
(d) they are peasants.

5. "Letters from Rifka" begins in September of what year?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1896.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is NOT one of Rifka's older brothers living in America?

4. What disease does Rifka have?

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

(see the answer key)

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