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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. The Russian guards were searching for Nathan because ____________________.
(a) he damaged property in a bar fight.
(b) he broke out of prison.
(c) he stole from a bread vendor.
(d) he escaped from the army.

2. Why can Rifka not remember her older brothers in America?
(a) No one ever talks about them.
(b) They left Russia before she was born.
(c) They were killed in the war.
(d) She lost their pictures.

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

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

5. What does Rifka do for a girl on the train to Warsaw?
(a) Holds her baby.
(b) Reads some poetry.
(c) Gives her a roll.
(d) Fixes her hair.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the guards make Rifka's family do at the Polish border?

3. Who are Rifka's brothers?

4. Where does Saul find a place for him and Rifka to stay?

5. Where is Rifka sent to get treatment for her disease?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is revealed about why Rifka and her family had to leave Russia?

3. What humiliating things are forced upon Rifka and her family by the guards and a doctor at the Polish border?

4. What is revealed about Rifka and her family, and why they had to leave Russia?

5. What is Rifka doing as the novel opens?

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

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

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

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

10. What lie does Rifka tell to the guards on the train in order to quell their suspicions?

(see the answer keys)

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