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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What excuse does Uncle Avrum use to get the guards to come away from the train?
2. Where does Rifka's family head once everyone is well and out of the hospital?
3. How does Rifka feel when she realizes that the item in #29 has been stolen from her rucksack?
4. Rifka says the guard speak ill of her family because ___________________.
5. What items did Rifka carry in her rucksack?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Rifka acting as a distraction on the train?
2. How does Rifka spend her time at the hospital when she goes to see her family?
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 why Rifka and her family had to leave Russia?
5. How is life in Russia better for Tovah than it was for Rifka?
6. What is missing from Rifka's rucksack when it is returned to her and how does she feel about the loss?
7. What does Rifka tell Tovah about her role in the family's escape plan?
8. What is Uncle Avrum's role in helping Rifka's family escape on the train?
9. What is revealed about Rifka and her family, and why they had to leave Russia?
10. Where is Rifka sent for her ringworm treatment and what organization is shepherding her through the process?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a character sketch of Mama. Be sure to include both physical and emotional characteristics as well as personal motivations, fears, etc.
Essay Topic 2
Write a character sketch of Saul. Be sure to include both physical and emotional characteristics as well as personal motivations, fears, etc.
Essay Topic 3
"Letters from Rifka" is a letter-based novel. Explain the concept of what a letter-based novel is and cite examples that support your answer.
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