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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Rifka does at the hospital?
(a) Eat potatoes.
(b) Learns to speak Polish.
(c) Watch over her mama.
(d) Sing to the patients.

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

3. What had Hannah given to Rifka before the family escaped?
(a) A hat.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A shawl.
(d) A coin purse.

4. What is Rifka's prognosis according to the medical student?
(a) She will be better in a few days.
(b) She will be crippled for life.
(c) She will have bad scars.
(d) She will die.

5. Where is Rifka sent to get treatment for her disease?
(a) Ireland.
(b) England.
(c) Belgium.
(d) France.

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

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

8. What does Rifka do for a girl on the train to Warsaw?
(a) Gives her a roll.
(b) Holds her baby.
(c) Fixes her hair.
(d) Reads some poetry.

9. What organization provides aid to Rifka's family in Warsaw?
(a) The Red Cross.
(b) The Polish Embassy.
(c) Doctors Without Borders.
(d) Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.

10. What is the name of the town where Rifka's family is stranded in Poland?
(a) Lublin.
(b) Wroclaw.
(c) Motziv.
(d) Lodz.

11. What does Saul buy every morning for his and Rifka's breakfast?
(a) Herring and rolls.
(b) Rolls and coffee.
(c) Cheese and biscuits.
(d) Apples and rolls.

12. Who is the only member of Rifka's family who does not get sick?
(a) Saul.
(b) Papa.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Mama.

13. What items did Rifka carry in her rucksack?
(a) Candlesticks.
(b) Photographs.
(c) Silverware.
(d) Books.

14. "Letters from Rifka" begins in September of what year?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1930.

15. Where does Rifka's family head once everyone is well and out of the hospital?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Warsaw.
(c) Krakow.
(d) Zurich.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the women in Poland wear on their heads?

2. In what city will Rifka live to get treatment for her disease?

3. Entering _____________ is Rifka's first time in another country.

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

5. Where does Saul find a place for him and Rifka to stay?

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