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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 must Rifka do at Ellis Island before she can go home with her parents?
(a) Pay an arrival fee.
(b) Get vaccinations.
(c) Pass a medical inspection.
(d) Find her rucksack.

2. What musical instrument is Tovah good at playing?
(a) Violin.
(b) Clarinet.
(c) Piano.
(d) Flute.

3. Why had Uncle Avrum let Hannah take piano lessons?
(a) To catch a good husband.
(b) To play in an orchestra.
(c) To teach piano lessons.
(d) To strenghten her hands.

4. What amazes the passenger's on Rifka's ship as they pull into the harbor?
(a) The Statue of Liberty.
(b) All the ships in the harbor.
(c) The tall buildings.
(d) Ellis Island.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the couple who has taken Rifka into their home in Belgium?

2. Who is the sailor with whom Rifka makes friends on the ship?

3. Rifka may have to wear a peruke because __________________________.

4. Who is the girl who Rifka plays with in the park across the street from the house?

5. Who is the nun who gives Rifka her treatments?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who administers Rifka's treatments in Antwerp and what else does this person teach Rifka?

6. What are some of the foods that Rifka comes to enjoy in Antwerp?

7. What can Rifka see from her bedroom window in Antwerp?

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

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

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

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