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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 old is Ilya?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

2. When does Rifka finally reach America?
(a) June 25, 1922.
(b) September 15, 1919.
(c) July 24, 1900.
(d) October 1, 1920.

3. What business does Rifka think might be good for Bubbe Ruth?
(a) A tailoring shop.
(b) A millinery.
(c) An ice cream business.
(d) A bakery.

4. Rifka states that life in Russia is good for Tovah because ___________________.
(a) she is not Jewish.
(b) her family had money.
(c) she got disability payments.
(d) she went to a special school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why had a lady from the HIAS taken Rifka shopping for clothes when she first arrived in Antwerp?

2. Why had Uncle Avrum let Hannah take piano lessons?

3. What parting gift does Rifka buy for Sister Katrina?

4. What does Rifka know within herself?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe what Rifka sees in Poland, which is just like her hometown in Russia?

(see the answer key)

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