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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 recalls that her cousins gave her _______________ for her ninth birthday.
(a) hair ribbons.
(b) writing paper.
(c) a doll.
(d) a shawl.

2. How does Pieter die?
(a) He drowns during a storm.
(b) He has typhus.
(c) He is hit by a falling mast.
(d) He gets food poisoning.

3. When does Rifka finally reach America?
(a) September 15, 1919.
(b) October 1, 1920.
(c) July 24, 1900.
(d) June 25, 1922.

4. What does Rifka worry about while on board the ship?
(a) Being lonesome.
(b) Storms.
(c) Getting seasick.
(d) Having her money stolen.

5. What color is the little desk Rifka spends much time at in her room in Belgium?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Statue of Liberty holding up?

2. What is a word that the lady from HIAS has taught Rifka?

3. What does Mama give to Rifka before Mama leaves for America?

4. The HIAS lady in Antwerp took Rifka to a cowboy movie starring whom?

5. The children in the park have fun with Rifka and good-naturedly tease her about __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rifka feel after the storm in which Pieter died?

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

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

4. Who rescues Rifka when she gets lost while out exploring Antwerp?

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

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

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

8. What does this section of the book show about Rifka's burgeoning maturity?

9. Who is the young sailor Rifka meets on board the ship?

10. What are the passengers on board the ship fascinated by as they enter the New York harbor?

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