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

2. Which of the following is NOT a food Rifka discovers in Antwerp?
(a) Watermelon.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Bananas.

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

4. Who takes Rifka back home when she gets lost in Antwerp?
(a) A milkman.
(b) A priest.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A soldier.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When will Rifka truly be an American?

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

3. How does Pieter die?

4. What does Rifka think America is?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rifka save up for to have specially made for herself?

2. What excites Rifka about news in a letter from her parents?

3. How does Rifka prepare herself for going to America?

4. How does Rifka learn to find family connections even though she is alone in Antwerp?

5. Where does Rifka stay when she goes to Belgium?

6. What do Mama and Papa give to Rifka before they leave for the United States and she goes to Belgium?

7. What terrible fate does Pieter meet during a big storm while aboard ship?

8. What role does Rifka's Judaism play as a way of staying connected to her family?

9. Who does the kind milkman remind Rifka of and how does she show her appreciation for his kindness?

10. How is Rifka's thirteenth birthday celebrated and what does she recall about a doll she received for her ninth birthday?

(see the answer keys)

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