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

2. A nurse throws a/an _____________ substance on Rifka and her mother.
(a) sunscreen.
(b) paint-like.
(c) exfoliating.
(d) fumigation.

3. What does Saul buy every morning for his and Rifka's breakfast?
(a) Apples and rolls.
(b) Cheese and biscuits.
(c) Rolls and coffee.
(d) Herring and rolls.

4. Rifka carried a book written by which Russian poet?
(a) Pasternak.
(b) Akhmatova.
(c) Pushkin.
(d) Tolstoy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rifka know Tovah?

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

3. What disease does Rifka have that prevents her from getting a ticket to America?

4. Who eats the food that Rifka had saved for Saul?

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

(see the answer key)

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