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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 Pieter encouraged Rifka to do?
(a) Be brave.
(b) Love with all your heart.
(c) Look on the bright side.
(d) Keep smiling.

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

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

4. What kind of fruit does Rifka buy from the vendor at the steamship dock?
(a) Orange.
(b) Pear.
(c) Cherries.
(d) Apple.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What business does Rifka think might be good for Bubbe Ruth?

3. What do the Russian guards use to search the train?

4. What is notable about the big man Rifka sees in a cafe?

5. What advantage does Rifka like about being on her own in Antwerp?

(see the answer key)

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