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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. Who eats the food that Rifka had saved for Saul?

2. How does Rifka close her first letter to Tovah?

3. What disease does Rifka have?

4. Rifka carried a book written by which Russian poet?

5. What job does Saul get while waiting on his family to get well?

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. Why is Rifka acting as a distraction on the train?

3. What does Rifka tell Tovah about her role in the family's escape plan?

4. How does Rifka spend her time at the hospital when she goes to see her family?

5. What disease is Rifka diagnosed with in Poland and what is her prognosis?

6. What lie does Rifka tell to the guards on the train in order to quell their suspicions?

7. What is Rifka doing as the novel opens?

8. What causes Rifka to scratch her chest until she bleeds in the night?

9. What is Uncle Avrum's role in helping Rifka's family escape on the train?

10. What kind deed does Rifka do for a girl on the train to Warsaw which will have negative repercussions for her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character sketch of Nathan. Be sure to include both physical and emotional characteristics as well as personal motivations, fears, etc.

Essay Topic 2

Write a character sketch of Rifka. Be sure to include both physical and emotional characteristics as well as personal motivations, fears, etc.

Essay Topic 3

What important life lessons does Rifka learn from little Ilya? Explain.

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