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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October 2 - October 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rifka close her first letter to Tovah?
(a) Love.
(b) I miss you.
(c) Until we meet again.
(d) Shalom to you.

2. What does Rifka sleep in/on the first week she is at Ellis Island?
(a) A crib.
(b) A mat.
(c) A bunch of straw.
(d) A bed.

3. What is the name of Isaac's new baby boy?
(a) Aleksandr.
(b) Johannes.
(c) Pieter.
(d) Aaron.

4. What is remarkable about Rifka's appearance as as result of her illness?
(a) She has gone bald.
(b) She has lost a couple teeth.
(c) Her skin looks blue.
(d) A rash covers her body.

5. What name do the nurses at Ellis Island give to Rifka?
(a) The little mother.
(b) Little Russian Rifka.
(c) Little blue eyes.
(d) Little kerchief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does the HIAS lady in Antwerp tutor Rifka in?

2. What has Saul purchased for Rifka to give to Mama?

3. How long did the broken steamship drift until help arrived?

4. Who is Rifka's doctor at the Ellis Island hospital?

5. Which of Rifka's family members comes to find her at Ellis Island?

(see the answer key)

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