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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. What is the line between being in America, and not being in America?
(a) Nova Scotia.
(b) New York Harbor.
(c) A steamship.
(d) Ellis Island.

2. Why is Rifka hesitant to befriend the person in #131?
(a) He looks like he has typhus.
(b) She will want to stay with her.
(c) He has tuberculosis.
(d) He is a Russian peasant and an enemy.

3. What disease does Rifka have?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Typhus.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Lyme Disease.

4. Why is Ilya silent in the interrogation room?
(a) He thinks his uncle does not want him.
(b) He has laryngitis.
(c) He wants to go back to Russia.
(d) He is afraid of the doctor.

5. What sweet treat does Mama bring to Rifka for her belated birthday?
(a) A chocolate cake.
(b) A strawberry cake.
(c) A banana cake.
(d) A honey cake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a food Rifka discovers in Antwerp?

2. Who is Rifka's uncle who helped her family escape?

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

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

5. What is Rifka's hometown?

(see the answer key)

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