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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 clothing.
(c) because of her ruddy complexion.
(d) because of her blonde hair.

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

3. Where are Rifka's family members taken when they get ill?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A church.
(c) A medical tent.
(d) A clinic.

4. What color is Rifka's hair?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

5. How does Rifka feel when she realizes that the item in #29 has been stolen from her rucksack?
(a) Sad.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Humiliated.

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

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

8. Rifka recalls a time when Russian soldiers beat Papa because he would not give up his ____________.
(a) pipe.
(b) boots.
(c) heater.
(d) candlesticks.

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

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

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

12. Rifka writes her letter while on a train bound for which country?
(a) Germany.
(b) Austria.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Poland.

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of fruit does Rifka buy from the vendor at the steamship dock?

2. What do the Russian guards use to search the train?

3. What does Rifka do for a girl on the train to Warsaw?

4. To whom is Rifka writing when the novel begins?

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

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