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

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

4. Rifka is the only one in the family who could pass for a Russian peasant _____________________.
(a) because of her sturdy legs.
(b) because of her ruddy complexion.
(c) because of her clothing.
(d) because of her blonde hair.

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

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

7. Entering _____________ is Rifka's first time in another country.
(a) Germany.
(b) China.
(c) Mongolia.
(d) Poland.

8. What do the women in Poland wear on their heads?
(a) Pillbox hats.
(b) Shawls.
(c) Kerchiefs.
(d) Berets.

9. Which of the following is NOT one of Rifka's older brothers living in America?
(a) Reuben.
(b) Asher.
(c) Pieter.
(d) Isaac.

10. Rifka says the guard speak ill of her family because ___________________.
(a) they are thieves.
(b) they are peasants.
(c) they are uneducated.
(d) they are Jewish.

11. Rifka writes in her letter that her family has escaped from which country?
(a) Poland.
(b) Russia.
(c) China.
(d) Romania.

12. To whom is Rifka writing when the novel begins?
(a) Milena.
(b) Duscha.
(c) Tovah.
(d) Anja.

13. A nurse throws a/an _____________ substance on Rifka and her mother.
(a) sunscreen.
(b) fumigation.
(c) paint-like.
(d) exfoliating.

14. What is the ultimate destination of Rifka and her family?
(a) France.
(b) America.
(c) England.
(d) Canada.

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