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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What parting gift does Rifka buy for Sister Katrina?
(a) Chocolates.
(b) A book of poetry.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Writing paper.

2. How long did the broken steamship drift until help arrived?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Days.
(c) Hours.
(d) Months.

3. How does Rifka get to America after the ship is disabled?
(a) The passengers are transferred to another ship.
(b) The passengers are transferred to multiple ships.
(c) A mechanic ship comes to fix the ship.
(d) Another ship pulls it to America.

4. What language does the person in #73 teach Rifka?
(a) English.
(b) Dutch.
(c) Flemish.
(d) French.

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

6. What does Rifka save her money to buy?
(a) A purse.
(b) A coat.
(c) A pair of gloves
(d) A hat.

7. Who helps Rifka buy her ticket to America?
(a) The lady from HIAS.
(b) Sister Katrina.
(c) Marie.
(d) Gaston.

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

9. What does Papa give to Rifka before he leaves for America?
(a) A bag of apples.
(b) His watch.
(c) His tallis.
(d) His pipe.

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

11. Rifka says that the wounded ship moved so slowly to America that she could have _____________________.
(a) fixed the boat faster.
(b) swum there faster.
(c) rowed there faster.
(d) pushed the boat faster.

12. What does the person in #73 teach Rifka regarding hygiene?
(a) How to wash her clothes.
(b) How to wash her hair.
(c) How to brush her teeth.
(d) How to scrub her nails.

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

14. What is the line between being in America, and not being in America?
(a) Ellis Island.
(b) A steamship.
(c) New York Harbor.
(d) Nova Scotia.

15. What is steerage class on a steamship?
(a) People working on board for their passage.
(b) First class passengers.
(c) People crowded in the belly of a ship.
(d) The maintenance crew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the couple who has taken Rifka into their home in Belgium?

2. Who is the girl who Rifka plays with in the park across the street from the house?

3. What is remarkable about Rifka's appearance as as result of her illness?

4. Who is the sailor with whom Rifka makes friends on the ship?

5. What does Rifka worry about while on board the ship?

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