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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of Rifka's family members is the first to get ill on the train?
(a) Saul.
(b) Nathan.
(c) Mama.
(d) Rifka.

2. "Letters from Rifka" begins in September of what year?
(a) 1896.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1919.

3. In what city will Rifka live to get treatment for her disease?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Antwerp.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Rifka recalls a time when Russian soldiers beat Papa because he would not give up his ____________.

3. What disease does Rifka have?

4. Entering _____________ is Rifka's first time in another country.

5. Who is Rifka's grandmother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind deed does Rifka do for a girl on the train to Warsaw which will have negative repercussions for her?

2. How is life in Russia better for Tovah than it was for Rifka?

3. What causes Rifka to scratch her chest until she bleeds in the night?

4. Why is Rifka acting as a distraction on the train?

5. What does Rifka tell Tovah about her role in the family's escape plan?

6. What disease is Rifka diagnosed with in Poland and what is her prognosis?

7. How does Rifka try to repay Saul for the food he earns for them?

8. What is missing from Rifka's rucksack when it is returned to her and how does she feel about the loss?

9. Describe Rifka's personality traits and which is probably her strongest trait?

10. What is Uncle Avrum's role in helping Rifka's family escape on the train?

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