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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. Rifka writes in her letter that her family has escaped from which country?
(a) Romania.
(b) China.
(c) Russia.
(d) Poland.
2. How old is Rifka at the beginning of the book?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 17.
(d) 9.
3. What had Hannah given to Rifka before the family escaped?
(a) A coin purse.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A hat.
(d) A shawl.
4. Rifka is the only one in the family who could pass for a Russian peasant _____________________.
(a) because of her blonde hair.
(b) because of her sturdy legs.
(c) because of her clothing.
(d) because of her ruddy complexion.
5. What is Rifka's hometown?
(a) Berchidev.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Spassk.
(d) Abinsk.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Rifka's prognosis according to the medical student?
2. Rifka has a nightmare that people are trying to steal _____________________.
3. Rifka carried a book written by which Russian poet?
4. How does Rifka close her first letter to Tovah?
5. How does Rifka feel when she realizes that the item in #29 has been stolen from her rucksack?
Short Essay Questions
1. What humiliating things are forced upon Rifka and her family by the guards and a doctor at the Polish border?
2. How does Rifka try to repay Saul for the food he earns for them?
3. Why is Rifka acting as a distraction on the train?
4. How does Rifka spend her time at the hospital when she goes to see her family?
5. What does Rifka tell Tovah about her role in the family's escape plan?
6. What lie does Rifka tell to the guards on the train in order to quell their suspicions?
7. What disease is Rifka diagnosed with in Poland and what is her prognosis?
8. What is Saul's advice for preventing the innkeeper's daughter from eating her food in the future?
9. What is Rifka doing as the novel opens?
10. What kind deed does Rifka do for a girl on the train to Warsaw which will have negative repercussions for her?
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