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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the nun who gives Rifka her treatments?
(a) Sister Katya.
(b) Sister Caroline.
(c) Sister Katrina.
(d) Sister Natasha.

2. What does Rifka celebrate by herself in her room?
(a) A graduation ceremony.
(b) A Sweet Sixteen party.
(c) A mitzvah.
(d) A birthday party.

3. How old is Rifka on the birthday she spends in Belgium?
(a) 21.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 13.

4. What advantage does Rifka like about being on her own in Antwerp?
(a) She can eat whatever she likes.
(b) She can play with whomever she wants to.
(c) She can stay out as late as she wants to.
(d) She doesn't wear a coat if she doesn't want to.

5. What language does the HIAS lady in Antwerp tutor Rifka in?
(a) German.
(b) Flemish.
(c) Dutch.
(d) English.

6. When will Rifka truly be an American?
(a) When she leaves Ellis Island.
(b) When she is registered in school.
(c) When she takes a citizenship class.
(d) When she gets a job.

7. What is Rifka wearing as she arrives in America?
(a) A blue coat.
(b) New leather boots.
(c) A black velvet hat.
(d) A pink dress.

8. What is remarkable about Rifka's appearance as as result of her illness?
(a) She has lost a couple teeth.
(b) She has gone bald.
(c) Her skin looks blue.
(d) A rash covers her body.

9. What does Rifka think America is?
(a) A journey's end.
(b) A place of disappointments.
(c) A place to start anew.
(d) A land of milk and honey.

10. What color is the little desk Rifka spends much time at in her room in Belgium?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

11. What is a word that the lady from HIAS has taught Rifka?
(a) Liberty.
(b) Independence.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) Democratic.

12. What excites Rifka about what her parents have in New York City?
(a) Indoor plumbing.
(b) A view of a park.
(c) A refrigerator.
(d) New jobs.

13. What had Pieter encouraged Rifka to do?
(a) Be brave.
(b) Keep smiling.
(c) Look on the bright side.
(d) Love with all your heart.

14. The children in the park have fun with Rifka and good-naturedly tease her about __________________.
(a) her shoes.
(b) her accent.
(c) her bald head.
(d) her kerchief.

15. When does Rifka finally reach America?
(a) July 24, 1900.
(b) September 15, 1919.
(c) June 25, 1922.
(d) October 1, 1920.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the man in #81 remind Rifka of?

2. What is notable about the big man Rifka sees in a cafe?

3. How old is Pieter?

4. Rifka recalls that her cousins gave her _______________ for her ninth birthday.

5. What amazes the passenger's on Rifka's ship as they pull into the harbor?

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