2. What excuse does Uncle Avrum use to get the guards to come away from the train?
(a) His factory is on fire.
(b) His factory has been robbed.
(c) His wife has had a heart attack.
(d) His son has fallen into a well.

3. What does Rifka note is missing when her rucksack is returned to her?
(a) The candlesticks.
(b) Her hair ribbons.
(c) Her good dress.
(d) Her book.

4. Who is the only one in Rifka's family who can speak Russian without a Yiddish accent?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Mama.
(c) Papa.
(d) Rifka.

5. Who is Rifka's grandmother?
(a) Bubbe Yulia.
(b) Bubbe Mila.
(c) Bubbe Ruth.
(d) Bubbe Natalia.

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

7. What do the Russian guards use to search the train?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Bayonets.
(c) Flashlights.
(d) Prisoners.

8. Which one of Rifka's family members is the first to get ill on the train?
(a) Mama.
(b) Saul.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Rifka.

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

10. Who is Rifka's uncle who helped her family escape?
(a) Uncle Anastas.
(b) Uncle Alexie.
(c) Uncle Andrick.
(d) Uncle Avrum.

11. 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) Patchy roads.
(c) Crooked cottages.
(d) Bony fences.

12. How does Rifka know Tovah?
(a) They are sisters.
(b) They are classmates.
(c) They are neighbors.
(d) They are cousins.

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

14. What do the guards make Rifka's family do at the Polish border?
(a) Remove their clothes.
(b) Lie on the ground.
(c) Put on blindfolds.
(d) Stand up against the train.

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