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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rifka feel about her brother, Saul?
(a) She detests him.
(b) She does not like him.
(c) She finds him amusing.
(d) She loves him.

2. Rifka carried a book written by which Russian poet?
(a) Tolstoy.
(b) Pasternak.
(c) Akhmatova.
(d) Pushkin.

3. Where does the medical student say that Rifka contracted her disease?
(a) Somewhere in Russia.
(b) A Polish train station.
(c) On the train.
(d) Water from a pond.

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

5. How old is Rifka at the beginning of the book?
(a) 15.
(b) 9.
(c) 17.
(d) 12.

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

7. Rifka has a nightmare that people are trying to steal _____________________.
(a) Her coins.
(b) Her book.
(c) Papa's pipe.
(d) Mama's candlesticks.

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

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

10. Where does Saul find a place for him and Rifka to stay?
(a) A school.
(b) A monastery.
(c) A clinic.
(d) An inn.

11. What is Rifka's hometown?
(a) Spassk.
(b) Abinsk.
(c) Berchidev.
(d) Moscow.

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

13. The Russian guards were searching for Nathan because ____________________.
(a) he stole from a bread vendor.
(b) he damaged property in a bar fight.
(c) he escaped from the army.
(d) he broke out of prison.

14. Rifka recalls that Mama always liked to ________________ at home.
(a) bake.
(b) paint.
(c) plant flowers.
(d) sing.

15. Who are Rifka's brothers?
(a) Aleksandr and Pieter.
(b) Nathan and Saul.
(c) Nathan and Aleksandr.
(d) Saul and Pieter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What job does Saul get while waiting on his family to get well?

3. Who eats the food that Rifka had saved for Saul?

4. Which of the following is NOT one of Rifka's older brothers living in America?

5. What disease does Rifka have that prevents her from getting a ticket to America?

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