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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through February 25 - October 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Papa told Rifka to be prepared for at Ellis Island?
(a) Pickpockets.
(b) Vaccinations.
(c) Lots of questions.
(d) Long lines.

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

3. Rifka recalls that Mama always liked to ________________ at home.
(a) plant flowers.
(b) paint.
(c) bake.
(d) sing.

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

5. What do the Russian guards use to search the train?
(a) Prisoners.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Flashlights.
(d) Bayonets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rifka wearing as she arrives in America?

2. Who is the sailor with whom Rifka makes friends on the ship?

3. What does Rifka celebrate by herself in her room?

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

5. What amazes the passenger's on Rifka's ship as they pull into the harbor?

(see the answer key)

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